Coyolxāuhqui
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In Aztec religion, Coyolxāuhqui (Nahuatl pronunciation: [kojoɬˈʃaːʍki], "Painted with Bells"[4]) is a daughter of the priestess Cōātlīcue ("Serpent Skirt"). She was the leader of her brothers, the Centzon Huitznahua ("Four Hundred Huitznahua").[4] She led her brothers in an attack against their mother, Cōātlīcue, when they learned she was pregnant, convinced she dishonored them all.[5] The attack is thwarted by Coyolxāuhqui's other brother, Huitzilopochtli, the national deity of the Mexicas.[4]
Coyolxauhqui | |
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Goddess of the moon | |
Planet | Moon |
Region | Mesoamerica |
Ethnic group | Aztec, Mexica (Nahua) |
Personal information | |
Parents | Mixcoatl and Coatlicue (Codex Florentine)[1] |
Siblings | • Huitzilopochtli and the Centzon Huitznahua (Codex Florentine)[2] • the Centzon Mimixcoa (Codex Ramirez)[3] |
Consort | None |
Equivalents | |
Greek equivalent | Selene |
Maya equivalent | Awilix |
In 1978, workers at an electric company accidentally discovered a large stone relief depicting Coyolxāuhqui in Mexico City. The discovery of the Coyolxāuhqui stone led to a large-scale excavation, directed by Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, to unearth the Huēyi Teōcalli (Templo Mayor in Spanish).[6] The prominent position of the Coyolxāuhqui stone suggests the importance of her defeat by Huitzilopochtli in Aztec religion and national identity.[4][7]