Coyolxauhqui’s Family Tree

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Family

• Coatlicue(parent),Centzon Huitznahua(sibling),Huitzilopochtli(sibling)— 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.

Enemy of

• Centzon Huitznahua,Huitzilopochtli

  Huitzilopochtli wages an eternal cosmic battle against his sister Coyolxauhqui and the Centzon Huitznahua, re-enacting each dawn his victory of sun over moon and stars.

Slain by

• Huitzilopochtli

  Huitzilopochtli burst forth fully armed at Coatepec and slew his sister Coyolxauhqui, dismembering her, then routed the Centzon Huitznahua who had conspired to kill their mother Coatlicue.

Associated with

• Coatepec

  Coyolxauhqui led the Centzon Huitznahua up the slopes of Coatepec to murder their mother Coatlicue, but Huitzilopochtli burst forth fully armed and struck her down, sending her dismembered body tumbling to the mountain's base.