Coyolxauhqu (detail from painting for "Califas: The Ancestral Journey")

Museo Eduardo Carrillo
Santa Cruz, United States

The full moon rises, holding Coyolxauhqui, the goddess of the moon and daughter of Coatlicue. She appears dismembered by her brother Huitzilopochtli, the Sun God, who chases her away every morning with the rays of the sun.

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Title: Coyolxauhqu (detail from painting for "Califas: The Ancestral Journey")
Creator: Carmen León
Date Created: 2020
Location Created: California

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Coyolxauhqu (detail from painting for "Califas: The Ancestral Journey")

Carmen Leon2020

Museo Eduardo Carrillo
Santa Cruz, United States

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