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<h2 id="coyolxauhqui-diosa-azteca">Coyolxauhqui, Aztec Goddess</h2>

<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-legacy-role="lead-image" alt="Coyolxauhqui, Aztec Goddess" class="itemImage" src="/img.foros/308482.gif">Coyolxauhqui plays an especially active role in Aztec mythology as the wicked elder sister of Huitzilopochtli, the supreme god associated with the sun and fire. When Coyolxauhqui discovered that her mother, Coatlicue, was pregnant, she killed her in a fit of jealousy with the help of her 400 brothers. In her death throes, Coatlicue gave birth to Huitzilopochtli, the supreme god who was born fully armed, and he dismembered his wicked sister. This primordial battle is the mythic basis for Aztec human sacrifice.