Coyolxauhqui

Gender Feminine
Usage Aztec and Toltec Mythology

Meaning & History

Means "painted with bells" in Nahuatl, derived from coyolli "bell" [1] and xuah "face painting" [2]. This was the name of an Aztec moon goddess, the daughter of Coatlicue. She was killed by her brother Huitzilopochtli after she led an attack on their mother.

Related Names

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Categories

body parts, cosmetics, goddesses, lunar deities, music, musical instruments

Sources & References

  1. Nahuatl Dictionary, entry coyolli, available from https://nahuatl.uoregon.edu/content/coyolli.
  2. Page at https://www.jstor.org/stable/26307242.
Entry added April 5, 2022