Cerro de Coatepec

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Cerro de Coatepec is the mythic serpent-covered mountain in Aztec cosmology where the god Huitzilopochtli was born and defeated his sister Coyolxauhqui and the Centzon Huitznahua.

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Cerro de Coatepec canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf location in Aztec mythology
mythological place
sacred mountain
associatedWithDeity Centzon Huitznahua
Coyolxauhqui
Huitzilopochtli
cosmology Aztec cosmology
coveredWith serpents
culture Mexica
etymologyLanguage Classical Nahuatl
hasEtymologicalComponent coatl (serpent)
tepetl (mountain)
hasTheme birth of the sun/war god
fratricidal conflict among deities
triumph of patron god of Mexica
influenced design of the Templo Mayor as a symbolic Coatepec
languageContext Nahuatl
mythologicalEvent birth of Huitzilopochtli
defeat of Centzon Huitznahua
defeat of Coyolxauhqui
narrativeRole scene of Huitzilopochtli’s birth and first victory
narrativeSource colonial-era chronicles of Aztec religion
post-Conquest Nahua accounts
placeOfBirthOf Huitzilopochtli
regionInMyth central Mexico
relatedConcept Tenochtitlan Templo Mayor
linked to: Templo Mayor
religion Aztec religion
linked to: Aztec mythology
siteOfBattleOf Huitzilopochtli vs Centzon Huitznahua
linked to: Huitzilopochtli

Huitzilopochtli vs Coyolxauhqui
linked to: Huitzilopochtli
symbolism cosmic mountain
place of divine emergence
site of cosmic conflict
veneratedBy Mexica (Aztecs)
linked to: Mexica

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Coyolxauhqui associatedPlace Cerro de Coatepec