Coatepec

E180159

Coatepec is a sacred mountain in Aztec mythology renowned as the legendary birthplace of the war and sun god Huitzilopochtli.

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Coatepec canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological location
place in Aztec mythology
sacred mountain
appearsInMythologyOf Mexica
surface form: Aztecs

Mexica
hasDepictionAs mythic battlefield
stepped mountain with serpent motifs
hasEtymologyComponent coatl (serpent)
tepetl (mountain, hill)
hasLanguageOfOrigin Nahuatl
hasNameMeaning Hill of Serpents
hasPrimaryMyth birth of Huitzilopochtli from Coatlicue
hasRoleIn Mexica migration narratives
inspired design of the Templo Mayor in Tenochtitlan
isAssociatedWith Centzon Huitznahua
Coatlicue
Coyolxauhqui
sun
war
isBirthplaceOf Huitzilopochtli
isConnectedTo Aztec priesthood
surface form: cult of Huitzilopochtli
isLinkedTo Mexica state ideology
Tenochtitlan
isMythicPrototypeOf Piramide de Tenayuca
surface form: Aztec ceremonial pyramids
isReferencedIn Aztec codices
surface form: Aztec pictorial codices

Florentine Codex
isRituallyRecreatedAt Templo Mayor
isSacredTo Huitzilopochtli
isSceneOf murder of Coatlicue
surface form: defeat of Coyolxauhqui

defeat of the Centzon Huitznahua
mythic battle between Huitzilopochtli and his siblings
isTypeOf cosmological axis point in Aztec worldview
symbolizes triumph of sun over darkness
victory of order over chaos

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