Huitzilopochtli
E30685
Huitzilopochtli is the Aztec god of the sun and war, revered as the patron deity of Tenochtitlan and central to Mexica state religion and ritual sacrifice.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Huitzilopochtli canonical | 40 |
| Huitzilopochtli birth myth | 1 |
| Tonatiuh | 1 |
| Uitzilopochtli | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227271 — 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: Huitzilopochtli Context triple: [Mesoamerica, hasKeyDeity, Huitzilopochtli]
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A.
Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl is a major Mesoamerican deity often depicted as a feathered serpent and associated with wind, learning, and creation in cultures such as the Aztec and Toltec.
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B.
Tlaloc
Tlaloc is the ancient Mesoamerican rain and storm god, especially revered by the Aztecs as a powerful bringer of fertility and destructive floods.
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C.
Muspilli
Muspilli is an Old High German eschatological poem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment and the end of the world.
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D.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc is a central borough of Mexico City known for its historic downtown, major cultural landmarks, and political and economic significance.
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E.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc was the last Aztec emperor, known for leading the final resistance against Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan.
- 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: Huitzilopochtli Target entity description: Huitzilopochtli is the Aztec god of the sun and war, revered as the patron deity of Tenochtitlan and central to Mexica state religion and ritual sacrifice.
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A.
Quetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl is a major Mesoamerican deity often depicted as a feathered serpent and associated with wind, learning, and creation in cultures such as the Aztec and Toltec.
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B.
Tlaloc
Tlaloc is the ancient Mesoamerican rain and storm god, especially revered by the Aztecs as a powerful bringer of fertility and destructive floods.
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C.
Muspilli
Muspilli is an Old High German eschatological poem that vividly depicts the Last Judgment and the end of the world.
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D.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc is a central borough of Mexico City known for its historic downtown, major cultural landmarks, and political and economic significance.
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E.
Cuauhtémoc
Cuauhtémoc was the last Aztec emperor, known for leading the final resistance against Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquest of Tenochtitlan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec deity
ⓘ
patron deity ⓘ solar deity ⓘ war deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mexica imperial expansion
ⓘ
human sacrifice ⓘ ritual warfare ⓘ state religion ⓘ sun’s daily journey ⓘ |
| birthplace | Coatepec ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Mexica state religion
ⓘ
ritual sacrifice in Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| colorAssociation |
blue
ⓘ
turquoise ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Aztec
Mexica ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
figure with hummingbird helmet
ⓘ
warrior ⓘ |
| direction | south ⓘ |
| domain |
sun
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| festival |
Panquetzaliztli
ⓘ
Tlacaxipehualiztli ⓘ |
| gaveSignFor | founding of Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Templo Mayor ⓘ |
| languageName | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| linkedConcept | Mexica migration legend ⓘ |
| majorCultCenter | Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| mythRole |
defender of Coatlicue
ⓘ
slayer of Centzon Huitznahua ⓘ slayer of Coyolxauhqui ⓘ |
| nameMeaning |
Hummingbird of the South
ⓘ
Left-Handed Hummingbird ⓘ |
| parent | Coatlicue ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Mexica
ⓘ
surface form:
Mexica people
Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
| requires | sacrificial blood to sustain the sun ⓘ |
| sacredAnimal | hummingbird ⓘ |
| sacredPlace |
Templo Mayor
ⓘ
surface form:
Templo Mayor summit
|
| sharesTemploMayorWith | Tlaloc ⓘ |
| sibling |
Centzon Huitznahua
ⓘ
Coyolxauhqui ⓘ |
| symbol |
eagle
ⓘ
hummingbird ⓘ serpent ⓘ |
| weapon |
turquoise serpent
ⓘ
xiuhcoatl ⓘ |
| worshipedBy |
Aztec Empire
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surface form:
Aztecs
Mexica ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Huitzilopochtli Description of subject: Huitzilopochtli is the Aztec god of the sun and war, revered as the patron deity of Tenochtitlan and central to Mexica state religion and ritual sacrifice.
Referenced by (43)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tonatiuh
subject surface form:
Xiuhcoatl
subject surface form:
Xiuhcoatl
subject surface form:
Huitzilopochtli
this entity surface form:
Uitzilopochtli
this entity surface form:
Huitzilopochtli birth myth