 Roadside shrines were often erected to appease them, as they were believed to steal children, cause madness and seizures, and induce men to adultery.The figure of a "cihuateotl" from the Metropolitan Museum of Art has been inscribed on top of her head with the name "Ce Calli", “1 House,” while the figure from the British Museum is inscribed with the glyph “1 Monkey”—these indicate their respective days of descent.When an Aztec woman experienced childbirth, it was seen as a violent and laborious effort likened to the intensity of battle.