Coatlicue’s Family Tree

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Family

• Centzon Huitznahua(child),Coyolxauhqui(child),Huitzilopochtli(child)— Miraculous

  Coatlicue was miraculously impregnated by a ball of feathers at Coatepec. Huitzilopochtli was born fully armed to slay his sister Coyolxauhqui and the Centzon Huitznahua, who had plotted to kill their mother.

  ⚠ Some traditions name Mixcoatl as father of Coyolxauhqui and the Centzon Huitznahua, but the Florentine Codex account names no father.

Associated with

• Aztlan

  When Moctezuma's sorcerers journeyed to find Aztlan, they encountered Coatlicue still dwelling there, ancient and grieving for her son Huitzilopochtli, surrounded by people who had never aged since the Mexica departed.

• Coatepec

  Coatlicue was sweeping atop Coatepec when a ball of hummingbird feathers drifted down from the sky and she tucked it into her bosom, conceiving Huitzilopochtli in that miraculous instant.