Coatepec

E180159

Coatepec is a sacred mountain in Aztec mythology renowned as the legendary birthplace of the war and sun god Huitzilopochtli.

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Coatepec canonical 5

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Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mythological location ⓘ
place in Aztec mythology ⓘ
sacred mountain ⓘ
appearsInMythologyOf Aztecs ⓘ
linked to: Mexica

Mexica ⓘ
hasDepictionAs mythic battlefield ⓘ
stepped mountain with serpent motifs ⓘ
hasEtymologyComponent coatl (serpent) ⓘ
tepetl (mountain, hill) ⓘ
hasLanguageOfOrigin Nahuatl ⓘ
hasNameMeaning Hill of Serpents ⓘ
hasPrimaryMyth birth of Huitzilopochtli from Coatlicue ⓘ
hasRoleIn Mexica migration narratives ⓘ
inspired design of the Templo Mayor in Tenochtitlan ⓘ
isAssociatedWith Centzon Huitznahua ⓘ
Coatlicue ⓘ
Coyolxauhqui ⓘ
sun ⓘ
war ⓘ
isBirthplaceOf Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
isConnectedTo cult of Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
linked to: Aztec priesthood
isLinkedTo Mexica state ideology ⓘ
Tenochtitlan ⓘ
isMythicPrototypeOf Aztec ceremonial pyramids ⓘ
isReferencedIn Aztec pictorial codices ⓘ
linked to: Aztec codices

Florentine Codex ⓘ
isRituallyRecreatedAt Templo Mayor ⓘ
isSacredTo Huitzilopochtli ⓘ
isSceneOf defeat of Coyolxauhqui ⓘ
linked to: murder of Coatlicue

defeat of the Centzon Huitznahua ⓘ
mythic battle between Huitzilopochtli and his siblings ⓘ
isTypeOf cosmological axis point in Aztec worldview ⓘ
symbolizes triumph of sun over darkness ⓘ
victory of order over chaos ⓘ

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