Civateteo is a woman who
died of giving birth, she returned from the dead to take revenge on kids by
infecting them with a polio disease and eventually killing them. Incidentally there is also a part of the
Aztec Mythology that is similar to Civateteo and her name is somehow similar to
her, Cihuateteo in Aztec would refer to the spirit of a woman who died from
delivering her child.
Civateteos are mostly noblewoman, who said to have the powers of
witches. They returned from the death
riding a broomstick. They usually preyed on people at crossroads. The civateteo is an ugly creature, with face
that looks so pale and their hands and arms are covered with white chalk. But contrary to their appearance as a
civateteo, these women were used to be beautiful when they were still
alive.
This creature would roam at night to look for children and feed on
them. They will leave the child on an
ill state, suffering from either paralysis or an unknown disease until they
die. They were also rumored to have mate
with the living to give birth to vampire kids.
People would usually build a shrine at the crossroads and leave an ample
amount of food hoping that it will satisfy the craving of the civateteo. There is also a belief that a delicacy in a
shape of a butterfly (either a cake or other pastries) is the creature’s favorite. They also hope that the vampire-witch would
not notice the rising of the sun while she’s enjoying feasting on the offering
in the shrine. Apparently the sun is
known to kill this type of vampire since they serve the god of the moon.
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