Xiuhcoatl
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Xiuhcoatl is a mythological Aztec fire serpent often depicted as a powerful, divine weapon associated with the sun and war.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Xiuhcoatl canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6932562 — 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: Xiuhcoatl Context triple: [Huitzilopochtli, weapon, Xiuhcoatl]
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A.
Itzpapalotl
Itzpapalotl is a fearsome skeletal warrior goddess in Aztec mythology, often depicted with obsidian butterfly wings and associated with night, sacrifice, and the star demons (Tzitzimimeh).
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B.
Xolotl
Xolotl is an Aztec deity associated with lightning, death, and transformation, often depicted as a dog-headed god who guides souls to the underworld and serves as the twin of the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl.
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C.
Xochitécatl
Xochitécatl is an ancient Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico known for its pre-Hispanic ceremonial architecture and association with nearby Cacaxtla.
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D.
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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E.
Papalotla
Papalotla is a small municipality in the State of Mexico known for its historic town center and traditional local culture within the greater Mexico City metropolitan area.
- 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: Xiuhcoatl Target entity description: Xiuhcoatl is a mythological Aztec fire serpent often depicted as a powerful, divine weapon associated with the sun and war.
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A.
Itzpapalotl
Itzpapalotl is a fearsome skeletal warrior goddess in Aztec mythology, often depicted with obsidian butterfly wings and associated with night, sacrifice, and the star demons (Tzitzimimeh).
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B.
Xolotl
Xolotl is an Aztec deity associated with lightning, death, and transformation, often depicted as a dog-headed god who guides souls to the underworld and serves as the twin of the feathered serpent Quetzalcoatl.
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C.
Xochitécatl
Xochitécatl is an ancient Mesoamerican archaeological site in central Mexico known for its pre-Hispanic ceremonial architecture and association with nearby Cacaxtla.
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D.
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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E.
Papalotla
Papalotla is a small municipality in the State of Mexico known for its historic town center and traditional local culture within the greater Mexico City metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec deity
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mythological creature ⓘ serpent ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aztec stone sculpture
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Codex Borbonicus ⓘ Codex Borgia ⓘ Codex Mendoza ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
dry season
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fire ⓘ sun ⓘ time ⓘ turquoise ⓘ war ⓘ year ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
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linked to:
Aztec culture
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| depictedAs |
fire serpent
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serpent with a flint or torch-like tail ⓘ serpent with a mosaic or segmented body ⓘ serpent with a rectangular or blade-shaped snout ⓘ serpent with star or flame motifs ⓘ |
| domain |
sky
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sun's path ⓘ |
| etymology | name derived from Nahuatl words for "turquoise" or "year" (xiuh-) and "serpent" (coatl) ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction |
weapon used to defeat the Centzon Huitznahua
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weapon used to slay Coyolxauhqui ⓘ |
| region | Central Mexico ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
New Fire ceremony
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fire drill ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Huitzilopochtli
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Tonatiuh ⓘ Xiuhtecuhtli ⓘ |
| religion |
Aztec religion
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linked to:
Aztec mythology
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| role |
divine weapon
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instrument of war ⓘ manifestation of fire ⓘ symbol of solar power ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
destructive fire
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military might ⓘ royal power ⓘ solar heat ⓘ time and the calendar ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Postclassic Mesoamerica
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linked to:
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
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| usedByDeity |
Huitzilopochtli
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Xiuhtecuhtli ⓘ |
| wieldedBy | Huitzilopochtli in depictions of the birth at Coatepec ⓘ |
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: Xiuhcoatl Description of subject: Xiuhcoatl is a mythological Aztec fire serpent often depicted as a powerful, divine weapon associated with the sun and war.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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