Aztec myth features a warrior goddess with obsidian butterfly wings
In the Aztec paradise of Chicomoztoc, a skeletal warrior goddess with the wings of a butterfly was said to devour the souls of the dead.
Itzpapalotl, the 'Obsidion Butterfly,' is one of the most striking figures in Mesoamerican myth. Despite her delicate name, she was often depicted with stone-tipped wings, jaguar claws, and a skull for a face. She was a leader of the Tzitzimimeh—star demons who were believed to descend from the sky during solar eclipses to consume humanity if the sun ever failed to rise.
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