defeat of the Centzon Huitznahua

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The defeat of the Centzon Huitznahua is a mythic Aztec episode in which the war god Huitzilopochtli slays his many star-god siblings at Coatepec, symbolizing the sun’s triumph over the stars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec mythological event
mythic episode
religious narrative
associatedWithDirection south
associatedWithElement fire
associatedWithRitual state cult of Huitzilopochtli
associatedWithSite Templo Mayor mythic imagery
associatedWithTimeOfDay dawn
cosmologicalRole explains dominance of the sun in the sky
explains subordination of the stars
culture Aztec NERFINISHED
depictedIn Aztec codices NERFINISHED
Aztec sculpture
featuresDeity Coyolxauhqui NERFINISHED
Huitzilopochtli NERFINISHED
featuresGroup Centzon Huitznahua NERFINISHED
hasAntagonistGroup Centzon Huitznahua NERFINISHED
hasGenre cosmogonic myth
heroic myth
hasMainDeity Huitzilopochtli NERFINISHED
hasMotive attack on Huitzilopochtli’s mother
hasOutcome death of the Centzon Huitznahua
establishment of solar order
hasTheme cosmic order
sacred warfare
solar cult
involves birth of Huitzilopochtli
slaying of star gods
warfare among deities
languageContext Classical Nahuatl NERFINISHED
narrativeFunction legitimization of Huitzilopochtli’s supremacy
legitimization of Mexica militarism
ontologicalStatus mythological
partOfTradition Aztec mythology NERFINISHED
Mexica religion NERFINISHED
relatedConcept astral deities
ritual warfare
solar deity
relatedMyth dismemberment of Coyolxauhqui
symbolizes cosmic battle between light and darkness
sun’s triumph over the stars
victory of day over night
takesPlaceAt Coatepec NERFINISHED
Serpent Mountain NERFINISHED
timeFrame mythic time

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Coatepec isSceneOf defeat of the Centzon Huitznahua