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Coyolxauhqui, The Silver Annniversary
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Copyright: Elias Castillo (manatee)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 725 W: 5 N: 1097]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-n-g.gif) (3750) |
| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-09 |
| Categories: Ceremony |
| Exposure: f/3.1 |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-02-29 22:22 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
When I was in Mexico city I have the opportunity to visit the Templo Mayor in the hear of city and I took this pic to this amazing monolit, in fact in this time 25 years ago was founding and with her the heart of the Mexicans civilization. There is a wonderful history about it, here some information I found in Wikipedia:
In Aztec mythology, Coyolxauhqui (which translates as "Face painted with Bells”) was a a daughter of Coatlicue and the leader of the Centzon Huitznahuas, the star gods. Coyolxauhqui was a powerful magician and led her siblings in an attack on their mother, Coatlicue, because Coatlicue had become pregnant.
The pregnancy of Coatlicue, the maternal Earth deity, made her other children embarrassed, including her oldest daughter, Coyolxauhqui. As she swept the temple, a few hummingbird feathers fell into her bosom. Coatlicue’s fetus, Huitzilopochtli, sprang from her womb in full war armor and killed Coyolxauhqui, along with her 400 brothers and sisters. He cut off her limbs, then tossed her head into the sky where it became the moon, so that his mother would be comforted in seeing her daughter in the sky every night.
A large shield-shaped stone relief reflecting this story was found at the base of the stairs of the Templo Mayor. On this disk, Coyolxauhqui is shown spread out on her side, with her head, arms and legs chopped away from her body. The orbiting full moon in the stone carving reflects her position as the moon goddess. She is distinguished by balls of eagle down in her hair, a bell symbol on her cheek, and an ear tab showing the Mexica year sign. As with images of her mother, she is shown with a skull tied to her belt. Scholars also believe that the decapitation and destruction of Coyolxauhqui is reflected in the pattern of warrior ritual sacrifice. First, captives’ hearts were cut out. Then they were decapitated and had their limbs chopped off. Finally, their bodies were cast from the temple to lie, perhaps, on the great Coyolxauhqui stone.
She is a major deity in Mesoamerica, living on in other areas in the approach to worship in all-night prayer vigils ongoing today in central Mexico, fully clothed in Christian adoration mixed with local ancestral remembrances and invocations.
Coyolxauhqui’s celestial associations are not limited to the moon. Other scholars believe that she should be understood as the Goddess of the Milky Way, or be associated with patterns of stars associated with Huitzilopochtli. |
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Hi Elias, I read the whole story : very powerful ! the piece of art too is really great, it is good that you show us those aspects of your country (but I feel even more happy when you show us real living people, if / when you have time, please show us the streets near your place, there is certainly something / someone interesting to portray !
(Anyway, I find Aztec art really splendid, when looking at the moon I'll think of this story !)
TFS,
Best regards,
Cath.
Olá Elias, excelente nota que confere um significado mais forte a esta imagem. Os detalhes são espectaculares e super interessantes. A cultura Azteca é de facto fascinante. O conjunto é inspirativo para as minhas pinturas...como peças separadas de um puzzle que formam o corpo todo quando agrupadas num circulo. A foto está muito boa. Gosto bastante.
Obrigado pelas palavras simpáticas no meu último post. Infelizmente ainda não decidi se vou visitar Alexandria - quero visitar muitas coisas e os desertos longínquos e não tenho tempo para tudo. Claro que Petra é prioritário!
Ciao,
ricardo
- emka
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(6741) - [2008-03-18 15:37]
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Ola Elias,
Es la foto muy interesante y me gusta mucho. Ho leido la tua nota. Me parece que ho visto Coatlicue en el museo de antropologia, la con los serpientes. Una buena foto. Gracias
Saludos de Polonia
Malgorzata
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- jmdias
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(6583) - [2008-04-25 17:28]
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elias
é uma estranha e linda peça de arte. a personagem parece picada em pedaços que parecem soltos mas que na verdade não estão. linda luz e pov, podemos ter uma idéia de como a peça é. bem feito
abraços
jorge
