See, they never put that on warning signs around this place. Caution, falling drunks. They should. They should also issue us spare livers at the CDC too. I'm all for that. I am thinking of putting together a Six Sigma proposal to snag street urchins in some third world country, so we can steal their livers and provide them to the Antarctic worker. Just a thought...

~cheers

Sounds like not only a must read, but a must have. I will look for it to be sent down during Winfly.

~cheers

Tonatiuh? why, because of the death in childbirth element? I hardly ever identify with masculine deities.
Tlazolteotl is the guardian of midwives, and is often depicted as a woman giving birth.
But yes, I also like Quetzalcoatl. The Aztecan pantheon is fascinating.

Is there a childbirth association with Hecate?

yeah, i've read all that. And she does look awfully witchy, what with the pointy hat and broom and all.

Do you know about Bemata? Hindu goddess protector of midwives.

I'm interested in the specific protections afforded to birth attendants in other cultures.