Coyolxauhqui
thumb|Huītzilōpōchtli springs from [[Coatlicue's womb fully armed and defends himself and his mother against Coyolxāuhqui. He dismembers his sister and fights his 400 brothers, the Centzonhuītznāhua|alt=|right|upright=1.5]]In Aztec religion, '''''' (, "Painted with Bells") is a daughter of the goddess ("Serpent Skirt"). She was the leader of her brothers, the ("Four Hundred Huītznāhua"). She led her brothers in an attack against their mother, , when they learned she was pregnant, convinced she dishonored them all. The attack is thwarted by 's other brother, Huītzilōpōchtli, the national deity
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Coyolxāuhqui
- Deity.image
- Mexico-3980 - Coyolxauhqui Stone (2508259597).jpg
- Deity.caption
- Disk depicting a dismembered Coyolxāuhqui, which was found during construction in 1978 in Mexico City. Its discovery led to the excavation of the Huēyi Teōcalli.
- Deity.deity_of
- Goddess of the Moon
- Deity.planet
- Moon
- Deity.consort
- None
- Deity.siblings
- • Huītzilōpōchtli and the Centzonhuītznāhua (Codex Florentine)• the Centzon Mimixcoa (Codex Ramirez)
- Deity.parents
- Mixcoatl and Coatlicue (Codex Florentine)
- Deity.region
- Mesoamerica
- Deity.ethnic_group
- Aztec, Mexica (Nahua)
- Deity.greek_equivalent
Article
13 sectionsContents
- Birth of Huītzilōpōchtli and Coyolxāuhqui's defeat at Coatepec
- Imagery in Poses
- Identifying Elements
- Templo Mayor stone disk
- Discovery
- Location
- Creation
- Imagery
- Uses
- Role in sacrifice
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|Huītzilōpōchtli springs from [[Coatlicue's womb fully armed and defends himself and his mother against Coyolxāuhqui. He dismembers his sister and fights his 400 brothers, the Centzonhuītznāhua|alt=|right|upright=1.5]]In Aztec religion, '''''' (, "Painted with Bells") is a daughter of the goddess ("Serpent Skirt"). She was the leader of her brothers, the ("Four Hundred Huītznāhua"). She led her brothers in an attack against their mother, , when they learned she was pregnant, convinced she dishonored them all. The attack is thwarted by 's other brother, Huītzilōpōchtli, the national deity of the Mexica.
In 1978, workers at an electric company accidentally discovered a large stone relief depicting in Mexico City. The discovery of the stone led to large-scale excavation, directed by Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, to unearth the Huēyi Teōcalli (Templo Mayor in Spanish). The prominent position of the stone suggests the importance of her defeat by the Centzonhuītznāhua in Aztec religion and national identity.