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title: Cocijo
author: Sean Pathasema/Birmingham Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2129/cocijo/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Cocijo

_Authored by Sean Pathasema/Birmingham Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Cocijo](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2129.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/2129.jpg)

## Image Caption

An urn representing the [Zapotec](https://www.worldhistory.org/Zapotec_Civilization/) deity Cocijo who had a human body with jaguar and serpent features with a forked tongue and was considered the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) of rain and lightning. (200 BCE - 700 CE, Stanford Cantor Museum)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, S. P. M. o. (2013, October 28). Cocijo. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2129/cocijo/>
### Chicago
Art, Sean Pathasema/Birmingham Museum of. "Cocijo." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 28, 2013. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2129/cocijo/>.
### MLA
Art, Sean Pathasema/Birmingham Museum of. "Cocijo." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Oct 2013, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2129/cocijo/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cocijo.jpg) by **Sean Pathasema/Birmingham Museum of Art**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 28 October 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.