Norse
Odin
wisdom, poetry, war
Huitzilopochtli
Aztec (Mexica) tradition. See the whole pantheon.
- Domains
- sun, war, Tenochtitlan's patron
- Symbols and attributes
- Hummingbird; fire serpent Xiuhcoatl
- Parents (per the sources used)
- Coatlicue
Key myth
Born fully armed from Coatlicue to kill his sister Coyolxauhqui and his four hundred brothers (the Centzonhuitznahua) as they attacked their mother. The Templo Mayor was dedicated to him and Tlaloc.
Where sources differ or caution applies. Histoyre du Mechique lists him as a son of Ometeotl; the Florentine Codex says Coatlicue.
Primary sources
- Florentine Codex Book 3, ch. 1
All sources for the Aztec (Mexica) pantheon
Lineage in the sources used: Coatlicue.
Place in the family graph
More traditions
Elsewhere in the world
Deities in other traditions who share a theme with Huitzilopochtli: the sun and light, war and fighting. This is overlap in one area only.