Four Hundred Southerners

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Four Hundred Southerners is the English translation of the Nahuatl name "Centzon Huitznahua," referring to a group of southern star deities in Aztec mythology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec mythological figure
group of deities
star deity collective
associatedWith night sky
southern sky
cosmicRole star deities
cosmologicalRole inhabitants of the southern sky
culture Aztec NERFINISHED
directionAssociation south
etymologyNote "centzon" in Nahuatl can mean four hundred or innumerable
hasCardinality many
hasEnglishName Four Hundred Southerners NERFINISHED
hasMythType astral myth
hasNameInNahuatl Centzon Huitznahua NERFINISHED
hasOppositionalMyth conflict with Huitzilopochtli
isCollectiveOf southern stars
languageOfName Nahuatl NERFINISHED
memberOfPantheon Mexica pantheon NERFINISHED
mythologicalDomain astral deities
numberAssociation 400
opposedBy Huitzilopochtli NERFINISHED
partOf Aztec mythology NERFINISHED
regionOfOrigin Central Mexico NERFINISHED
relatedConcept Centzon Mimixcoa NERFINISHED
religion Aztec religion NERFINISHED
symbolizes multitude of stars
southern constellations
timePeriod Postclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED
translationOf Centzon Huitznahua NERFINISHED

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Centzon Huitznahua meaningOfName Four Hundred Southerners