Wood Carved Coyolxauhqui Wall Plaque, Mexico, Disc, Indigenous Artesian Wooden Carvings Pagan Moon Goddess, Aztec Mexica Mexican Culture

Wood Carved Coyolxauhqui Wall Plaque
10 inches diameter
1 inch thick
Deep Detailed Carving

Story: Coyolxauhqui was the Moon goddess according the Aztec mythology. Her name means "Golden Bells." She was the daughter of the Earth goddess, Coatlicue and the sister of the Sun god, Huitzilopochtli. Coyolxauhqui encouraged her four hundred sisters and brothers to kill their dishonored mother. Coatlicue gave birth to Huitzilopochtli after a ball of feathers fell into the temple where she was sweeping and touched her. Huitzilopochtli sprang out of his mother as an adult fully armed and saver her. Coatlicue regretted such violence. Thus, Huitzilopochtli cut off Coyolxauhqui's head and threw it into the sky to form the Moon.