▁C ih u at ete o , ▁were ▁the ▁male vol ent ▁spirits ▁of ▁women ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁child b irth . ▁They ▁were ▁li ken ed ▁to ▁the ▁spirits ▁of ▁male ▁war riors ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁violent ▁conflict , ▁because ▁child b irth ▁was ▁concept ually ▁equivalent ▁to ▁battle ▁in ▁Az te c ▁culture . ▁ ▁T itz imit l , ▁were ▁female ▁de ities , ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁related ▁to ▁fert ility , ▁they ▁were ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁C ih u at ete o ▁and ▁other ▁female ▁de ities ▁such ▁as ▁T l al te cu ht li , ▁Co at lic ue , ▁Cit l al ic ue ▁and ▁C ih u aco at l . ▁The ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁t z itz im ime h ▁was ▁the ▁God dess ▁It z p ap al ot l ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁T amo an chan ▁- ▁the ▁parad ise ▁where ▁the ▁T z itz im ime h ▁lived . ▁▁ ▁C ih u aco at l , ▁god dess ▁of ▁child b irth ▁and ▁pick er ▁of ▁sou ls . ▁ ▁Co at lic ue , ▁god dess ▁of ▁fert ility , ▁life , ▁death ▁and ▁reb irth ▁ ▁Ch imal ma , ▁god dess ▁of ▁fert ility , ▁life , ▁death ▁and ▁reb irth ▁ ▁X och it lic ue , ▁god dess ▁of ▁fert ility , ▁life , ▁death ▁and ▁reb irth ▁ ▁It z p ap al ot l , ▁death ▁god dess , ▁obs