Cerro de Coatepec
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Cerro de Coatepec is the mythic serpent-covered mountain in Aztec cosmology where the god Huitzilopochtli was born and defeated his sister Coyolxauhqui and the Centzon Huitznahua.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in Aztec mythology
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mythological place ⓘ sacred mountain ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Centzon Huitznahua
NERFINISHED
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Coyolxauhqui NERFINISHED ⓘ Huitzilopochtli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmology | Aztec cosmology ⓘ |
| coveredWith | serpents ⓘ |
| culture | Mexica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEtymologicalComponent |
coatl (serpent)
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tepetl (mountain) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
birth of the sun/war god
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fratricidal conflict among deities ⓘ triumph of patron god of Mexica ⓘ |
| influenced | design of the Templo Mayor as a symbolic Coatepec ⓘ |
| languageContext | Nahuatl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent |
birth of Huitzilopochtli
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defeat of Centzon Huitznahua ⓘ defeat of Coyolxauhqui ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | scene of Huitzilopochtli’s birth and first victory ⓘ |
| narrativeSource |
colonial-era chronicles of Aztec religion
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post-Conquest Nahua accounts ⓘ |
| placeOfBirthOf | Huitzilopochtli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionInMyth | central Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Tenochtitlan Templo Mayor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Aztec religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteOfBattleOf |
Huitzilopochtli vs Centzon Huitznahua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huitzilopochtli vs Coyolxauhqui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
cosmic mountain
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place of divine emergence ⓘ site of cosmic conflict ⓘ |
| veneratedBy | Mexica (Aztecs) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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