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Sixth omen: the woman weeping in the night

The sixth omen is a woman heard crying through the night: 'My children, we must go far away!' Sahagún linked such a voice to the goddess Cihuacoatl, and it is often cited as a forerunner of La Llorona. The year is approximate.

1511 CE · 19.43, -99.13 · status: legend

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  1. Wikipedia: Cihuacōātl
  2. Wikipedia: La Llorona
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