Huitzilopochtli
Aztec/Mexica · deity · cosmogonic · deity
Mexica tutelary sun-and-war god, born at Coatepec to defeat Coyolxauhqui and the Centzonhuitznahua.
Parentage
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