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Maya Moon Goddess
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The Maya Moon Goddess was a major deity for the Classic Maya. She is consistently depicted as a young woman of Maya beauty standard and is often adorned with patterned clothing, jewelry and a floral h
Goddess O Ixchel
Goddess O Ixchel
Court of the Moon Goddess. (Pictured from left to right) Skeletal/Death God, Underworld/Jaguar God, Water-Lily Serpent, Maize God, God L, Lunar Rabbit
Court of the Moon Goddess. (Pictured from left to right) Skeletal/Death God, Underworld/Jaguar God, Water-Lily Serpent, Maize God, God L, Lunar Rabbit, Moon Goddess
Moon Goddess as she appears in Kerr 504
Moon Goddess as she appears in Kerr 504
Coyolxāuhqui
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In Aztec religion, Coyolxāuhqui is a daughter of the goddess Cōātlīcue. She was the leader of her brothers, the Centzonhuītznāhua. She led her brothers in an attack against their mother, Cōātlīcue, wh
Maya Moon Goddess
…Abode Moon, Underworld(?) Planet Moon Animals Rabbit Symbol Crescent moon and rabbit Age Young deity Gender Female Equivalents Chinese Chang'e Aztec Coyolxauhqui The Maya Moon Goddess was a major deity for the Classic Maya. She is consistently depicted as a young woman of Maya beauty standard and is often adorned…
Disk depicting a dismembered Coyolxāuhqui, which was found during construction in 1978 in Mexico City. Its discovery led to the excavation of the Huēy
Disk depicting a dismembered Coyolxāuhqui, which was found during construction in 1978 in Mexico City. Its discovery led to the excavation of the Huēyi Teōcalli.
Archaeologists of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia working at the place were the stone was discovered, 1978.
Archaeologists of the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia working at the place were the stone was discovered, 1978.
Head of Coyolxāuhqui; c. 1500; diorite; 80 cm × 80 cm × 65 cm (31 in × 31 in × 26 in); National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico City). As usual, she is
Head of Coyolxāuhqui; c. 1500; diorite; 80 cm × 80 cm × 65 cm (31 in × 31 in × 26 in); National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico City). As usual, she is shown decapitated and with closed eyelids, as her brother, Huitzilopochtli, beheaded her.
Original coloration of the stone disk, based on chemical traces of pigments.
Original coloration of the stone disk, based on chemical traces of pigments.