Huitzilopochtli

Aztec/Mexica · deity · cosmogonic · deity

Mexica tutelary sun-and-war god, born at Coatepec to defeat Coyolxauhqui and the Centzonhuitznahua.

Parentage

Coatlicue

Domains

war
sun
patron of the mexica

Powers

Spring forth from womb fully armed for battle
Strike enemies with the fire-serpent weapon
Guide and command a people through oracular speech

Epithets

Tetzāhuitl
Mēxihtli

Relations

interpretatio: Curicaueri
sibling: Coyolxauhqui
killer of: Coyolxauhqui
sibling: Quetzalcoatl
sibling: Tezcatlipoca
sibling: Xipe Totec

Sources

Sahagún, Florentine Codex, Book III; Durán, Historia de las Indias

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