Coatlicue
E161968
Coatlicue is an important Aztec earth and fertility goddess, often depicted in a skirt of serpents and associated with both creation and destruction.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coatlicue canonical | 7 |
| Coatlicue Tonantzin | 1 |
| Coatlícue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1396889 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coatlicue Context triple: [Huitzilopochtli, parent, Coatlicue]
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A.
Tezcatlipoca
Tezcatlipoca is a major Aztec deity associated with night, sorcery, conflict, and destiny, often depicted as a powerful and unpredictable god of rulership and change.
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B.
Xochicueyetl
Xochicueyetl was a noblewoman of the Aztec elite best known as the mother of the emperor Moctezuma II.
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C.
Tlapalizquixochtzin
Tlapalizquixochtzin was a noblewoman of the Aztec Empire known primarily as one of the principal wives of Emperor Moctezuma II.
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D.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl was a powerful Aztec tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire to its greatest extent and overseeing major building projects, including the enlargement of the Templo Mayor.
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E.
Cuauhtemotzin
Cuauhtemotzin is another name for Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor who led the defense of Tenochtitlan against the Spanish conquest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coatlicue Target entity description: Coatlicue is an important Aztec earth and fertility goddess, often depicted in a skirt of serpents and associated with both creation and destruction.
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A.
Tezcatlipoca
Tezcatlipoca is a major Aztec deity associated with night, sorcery, conflict, and destiny, often depicted as a powerful and unpredictable god of rulership and change.
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B.
Xochicueyetl
Xochicueyetl was a noblewoman of the Aztec elite best known as the mother of the emperor Moctezuma II.
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C.
Tlapalizquixochtzin
Tlapalizquixochtzin was a noblewoman of the Aztec Empire known primarily as one of the principal wives of Emperor Moctezuma II.
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D.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl was a powerful Aztec tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire to its greatest extent and overseeing major building projects, including the enlargement of the Templo Mayor.
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E.
Cuauhtemotzin
Cuauhtemotzin is another name for Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec emperor who led the defense of Tenochtitlan against the Spanish conquest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec goddess
ⓘ
earth goddess ⓘ fertility goddess ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Coatlicue Tonantzin
ⓘ
linked to:
Coatlicue
Coatlícue ⓘ
linked to:
Coatlicue
Teteoinan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
creation
ⓘ
death ⓘ destruction ⓘ earth ⓘ fertility ⓘ rebirth ⓘ |
| consort | Mixcoatl ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
devourer of the dead
ⓘ
embodiment of the earth ⓘ source of both life and nourishment ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec culture
|
| depictedAs |
deity with a necklace of severed hands and hearts
ⓘ
figure with two serpent heads ⓘ woman wearing a skirt of serpents ⓘ |
| domain |
agricultural fertility
ⓘ
earth’s surface ⓘ life and death cycle ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
chthonic deity
ⓘ
terrifying mother goddess ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Nahuatl ⓘ |
| majorCultCenter | Templo Mayor ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | She of the Serpent Skirt ⓘ |
| motherOf |
Coyolxauhqui
ⓘ
Huitzilopochtli ⓘ the Centzon Huitznahua ⓘ
linked to:
Centzon Huitznahua
the Centzon Mimixcoa ⓘ
linked to:
Centzon Huitznahua
|
| mythologicalEvent |
attack by her children led by Coyolxauhqui
ⓘ
miraculous conception of Huitzilopochtli by a ball of feathers ⓘ |
| parentOf | many Aztec deities ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Cihuacoatl
ⓘ
Tlaltecuhtli ⓘ Tonantzin ⓘ |
| representedBy | monolithic statue in the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City ⓘ |
| role | mother of gods ⓘ |
| symbol |
clawed hands and feet
ⓘ
decapitation ⓘ necklace of human hearts ⓘ serpents ⓘ skirt of snakes ⓘ skull necklace ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWorship |
Late Postclassic Mesoamerica
ⓘ
linked to:
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
|
| worshipedBy |
Aztecs
ⓘ
linked to:
Mexica
Mexica ⓘ |
| worshipedIn | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coatlicue Description of subject: Coatlicue is an important Aztec earth and fertility goddess, often depicted in a skirt of serpents and associated with both creation and destruction.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.