Xiuhcoatl

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Aztec deity mythological creature serpent

Xiuhcoatl is a mythological Aztec fire serpent often depicted as a powerful, divine weapon associated with the sun and war.

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Label Occurrences
Xiuhcoatl canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec deity ⓘ
mythological creature ⓘ
serpent ⓘ
appearsIn Aztec stone sculpture ⓘ
Codex Borbonicus NERFINISHED ⓘ
Codex Borgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Codex Mendoza NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith dry season ⓘ
fire ⓘ
sun ⓘ
time ⓘ
turquoise ⓘ
war ⓘ
year ⓘ
culture Aztec NERFINISHED ⓘ
depictedAs fire serpent ⓘ
serpent with a flint or torch-like tail ⓘ
serpent with a mosaic or segmented body ⓘ
serpent with a rectangular or blade-shaped snout ⓘ
serpent with star or flame motifs ⓘ
domain sky ⓘ
sun's path ⓘ
etymology name derived from Nahuatl words for "turquoise" or "year" (xiuh-) and "serpent" (coatl) ⓘ
mythologicalFunction weapon used to defeat the Centzon Huitznahua ⓘ
weapon used to slay Coyolxauhqui ⓘ
region Central Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept New Fire ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ
fire drill ⓘ
relatedDeity Huitzilopochtli NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tonatiuh NERFINISHED ⓘ
Xiuhtecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion Aztec religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
role divine weapon ⓘ
instrument of war ⓘ
manifestation of fire ⓘ
symbol of solar power ⓘ
symbolizes destructive fire ⓘ
military might ⓘ
royal power ⓘ
solar heat ⓘ
time and the calendar ⓘ
timePeriod Postclassic Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedByDeity Huitzilopochtli NERFINISHED ⓘ
Xiuhtecuhtli NERFINISHED ⓘ
wieldedBy Huitzilopochtli in depictions of the birth at Coatepec ⓘ

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Left-Handed Hummingbird → weapon → Xiuhcoatl ⓘ
subject surface form: Huitzilopochtli