Coatlicue as a Human * **Overall Presence:** Tall, imposing, radiating an aura of ancient power, life, death, and the earth itself. She stands with grounded stillness, emanating both nurturing warmth and terrifying primal energy. * **Face & Head:** Her face is strong, mature, and serene, yet carries the weight of cosmic cycles. Deep, obsidian-black eyes hold the wisdom of creation and destruction. Instead of a human hairstyle, **two massive, living serpents coil upwards from her temples**, their heads meeting above her brow like a living crown, tongues flickering. Her skin has the texture and deep, rich color of fertile volcanic soil. * **Torso & Arms:** She is depicted as strong and maternal. Her upper body might be adorned with intricate geometric tattoos resembling ancient Aztec carvings or patterns found in nature (mountains, rivers). From her elbows, instead of hands, **two large serpent heads emerge**, mouths slightly agape – symbolizing her devouring nature and the duality of life/death. Their scales shimmer with iridescent greens and blues. * **The Skirt:** This is the defining feature. She wears a **voluminous skirt composed entirely of intertwined, coiling snakes**. Hundreds of serpents writhe and knot together in shades of emerald green, earthy brown, deep obsidian black, and fiery red. The skirt seems alive, constantly in subtle motion. It flows down powerfully to the ground. * **Necklace:** Around her neck hangs a **macabre yet sacred necklace**: a string of See more