Huitzilopochtli

E30685
Aztec deity patron deity solar deity war deity

Huitzilopochtli is the Aztec god of the sun and war, revered as the patron deity of Tenochtitlan and central to Mexica state religion and ritual sacrifice.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Huitzilopochtli canonical 40
Huitzilopochtli birth myth 1
Tonatiuh 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec deity ⓘ
patron deity ⓘ
solar deity ⓘ
war deity ⓘ
associatedWith Mexica imperial expansion ⓘ
human sacrifice ⓘ
ritual warfare ⓘ
state religion ⓘ
sun’s daily journey ⓘ
birthplace Coatepec ⓘ
centralTo Mexica state religion ⓘ
ritual sacrifice in Tenochtitlan ⓘ
colorAssociation blue ⓘ
turquoise ⓘ
culture Aztec Empire ⓘ
surface form: Aztec

Mexica ⓘ
depictedAs figure with hummingbird helmet ⓘ
warrior ⓘ
direction south ⓘ
domain sun ⓘ
war ⓘ
festival Panquetzaliztli ⓘ
Tlacaxipehualiztli ⓘ
gaveSignFor founding of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
hasTemple Templo Mayor ⓘ
languageName Classical Nahuatl ⓘ
linkedConcept Mexica migration legend ⓘ
majorCultCenter Tenochtitlan ⓘ
mythRole defender of Coatlicue ⓘ
slayer of Centzon Huitznahua ⓘ
slayer of Coyolxauhqui ⓘ
nameMeaning Hummingbird of the South ⓘ
Left-Handed Hummingbird ⓘ
parent Coatlicue ⓘ
patronOf Mexica ⓘ
surface form: Mexica people

Tenochtitlan ⓘ
requires sacrificial blood to sustain the sun ⓘ
sacredAnimal hummingbird ⓘ
sacredPlace Templo Mayor ⓘ
surface form: Templo Mayor summit
sharesTemploMayorWith Tlaloc ⓘ
sibling Centzon Huitznahua ⓘ
Coyolxauhqui ⓘ
symbol eagle ⓘ
hummingbird ⓘ
serpent ⓘ
weapon turquoise serpent ⓘ
xiuhcoatl ⓘ
worshipedBy Aztec Empire ⓘ
surface form: Aztecs

Mexica ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mesoamerica → hasKeyDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Tenochtitlan founding legend → associatedWithDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Tenochtitlan → dedicatedToDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Aztec Empire → pantheonIncludes → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Tlaloc → halfOfTwinTempleWith → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Templo Mayor → dedicatedTo → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Templo Mayor → associatedWithDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Nahua → majorDeityHistorically → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Piedra del Sol → depicts → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tonatiuh
Mexica → majorDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Codex Boturini → associatedWithDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Ahuitzotl → associatedWithDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
tlatoani → associatedDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica → importantDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Eagle warriors → religiousAssociation → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Tezcatlipoca → sibling → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Aztec mythology → hasCentralDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
xiuhcoatl → usedByDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
subject surface form: Xiuhcoatl
xiuhcoatl → weaponOf → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
subject surface form: Xiuhcoatl
xiuhcoatl → relatedConcept → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
subject surface form: Xiuhcoatl
Panquetzaliztli → mainDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Panquetzaliztli → dedicatedTo → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Left-Handed Hummingbird → altTransliteration → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
subject surface form: Huitzilopochtli
this entity surface form: Uitzilopochtli
Hummingbird of the South → refersTo → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Hummingbird of the South → appliedTo → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Hummingbird of the South → describes → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Hummingbird of the South → equivalentEpithetInNahuatl → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Coatlicue → motherOf → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Centzon Huitznahua → siblingOf → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Centzon Huitznahua → opponentOf → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Centzon Huitznahua → killedBy → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Coyolxauhqui → sibling → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Coyolxauhqui → associatedDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Coyolxauhqui → mythCycle → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
this entity surface form: Huitzilopochtli birth myth
Chalchiuhtlicue → relatedDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Coatepec → isSacredTo → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Coatepec → isBirthplaceOf → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Coyolxauhqui Stone → associatedDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Aztec New Fire ceremony → associatedWithDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Piramide de Tenayuca → dedicatedTo → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Xipe Totec → relatedTo → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Chicomoztoc → associatedWithDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
Mesoamerican mythology → hasDeity → Huitzilopochtli ⓘ