Centzonuitznaua
deity sky Aztec single tradition · 1
The Centzonuitznaua are the four hundred male children of Coatlicue. Angered by the manner in which their mother became impregnated, they conspired to kill her. They were attacked and scattered across the sky by their brother Huitzilopochtli.
When
Relationships
- enemy of
- Huitzilopochtli
- sibling of
- Coyolxauhqui
- co occurs with
- Quetzalcoatl, Ōmeteōtl, Tōnacātēcuhtli, Tōnacācihuātl, Tezcatlipōca, Xipe-Totec
- child of
- Coatlicue
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Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Her other children, who were already fully grown, were the four hundred male Centzonuitznaua and the female deity Coyolxauhqui. These children, angered by the manner by which their mother became impregnated, conspired to kill her. Huitzilopochtli burst forth from his mother's womb in full armor and fully grown”
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