Xonecuilli

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Xonecuilli refers to Ursa Minor.

Etymology and History

The Ursa Minor constellation is identified as Xonecuilli which means twisted foot, and is related to Nanahuatzin, this character is represented with twisted feet, filled with boils and sores, this sick and poor God sacrificed himself to become Tonatiuh the Sun god. Apparently, this constellation can also be associated with the Southern Cross and its surrounding stars as is referred by Tezozomoc. For its part, Sahagun speaks of his resemblance to bread made in the form of letter S and called by the Aztecs xonecuilli.[1][2][3]

Mythology

IAU Working Group on Star Names

Reference

  1. ↑ Herbert J. Spinden (1916). The Question of the Zodiac in America. New Series, Vol. 18, No. 1 (Jan. - Mar., 1916), pp. 53-80. doi: https://www.jstor.org/stable/660290
  2. ↑ LOS CÓDICES DE MÉXICO pdf
  3. ↑ Códices coloniales de México
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