Answer the following about Chalchiuhtlicue (“chal-chyoot-LEE-kway”), the fourth sun in Aztec mythology, for 10 points each:
[10e] As the fourth sun, Chalchiuhtlicue rained this substance upon the world for 52 years after being accused of faking kindness. The fifth sun Huitzilopochtli obtains strength through this bodily fluid procured by human sacrifice.
ANSWER: blood
[10m] Chalchiuhtlicue raining blood upon the world connects her to this god, her husband. As the third sun, this Aztec rain god rained fire upon the earth after losing his previous consort Xochiquetzal (“sho-chee-KET-zall”).
ANSWER: Tlaloc
[10h] In other versions, Chalchiuhtlicue is the wife of the fire god Xiuhtecuhtli (“shyoo-TEH-quit-lee”), whose epithet mentions this material. Huitzilopochtli wields a serpent made of this material.
ANSWER: turquoise [or xihuitl; or chalchihuitl; accept Turquoise Lord; or Turquoise Serpent; or Turquoise Snake; or xiuhcoatl]
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