Coatlicue, the Mother of the Gods, was ritually sweeping a temple, and was impregnated by a falling ball of down. This event enraged her four hundred children, and they made preparations to attack her at sacred Serpent Mountain. These siblings were led by the female warrior Coyolxauhqui. Just before the mob of warriors reached the top of the mountain, Coatlicue gave birth to Huitzilopochtli ("Hummingbird on the Left"), a full-grown warrior. In the ensuing confrontation, Coyolxauhqui was decapitated, and her body rolled down the mountain, to lay dismembered at the bottom. Huitzilopochlti then triumphed over the remaining siblings, and lay claim to his title as God of War.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 01:59:06 +0000
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