Chicomoztoc
E406450
Chicomoztoc is a legendary place of origin in Aztec and other Nahua mythologies, often described as the "Place of the Seven Caves" from which ancestral tribes emerged.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chicomoztoc canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec mythology concept
ⓘ
Nahua mythology concept ⓘ legendary place of origin ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Chichimeca ancestry
ⓘ
tribal confederation origins ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Huitzilopochtli ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Acolhua
ⓘ
Mexica ⓘ
surface form:
Aztecs
Acolhua ⓘ
surface form:
Culhua
Huexotla ⓘ
surface form:
Huexotzinca
Mexica ⓘ Nahua ⓘ
surface form:
Nahua peoples
Tepanec ⓘ Tlahuica ⓘ Tlaxcala ⓘ
surface form:
Tlaxcalteca
Tláhuac ⓘ
surface form:
Xochimilca
|
| culture |
Aztec culture
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec
Nahua ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
cavernous mountain
ⓘ
hill with seven caves ⓘ |
| describedAs | place of origin of ancestral tribes ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
-c (locative suffix)
ⓘ
chicome (seven) ⓘ oztotl (cave) ⓘ |
| functionInMyth |
origin of lineages
ⓘ
starting point of migrations ⓘ |
| geographicalReality | uncertain ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
emergence from caves
ⓘ
seven ancestral groups ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | Place of the Seven Caves ⓘ |
| hasStatus | mythical location ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| linkedToRegionByTradition |
Aztlan
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztlan region
northern Mesoamerica ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Codex Aubin
ⓘ
Codex Boturini ⓘ Codex Mendoza ⓘ Historia Tolteca-Chichimeca ⓘ |
| numberOfCaves | 7 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tenochtitlan founding legend
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec migration narratives
Nahua migration traditions ⓘ |
| relatedMythicPlace | Aztlan ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
ancestral homeland
ⓘ
emergence of tribes ⓘ mythic point of origin ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfTradition |
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
ⓘ
surface form:
Postclassic Mesoamerica
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.