Centzonhuītznāhua
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In Aztec mythology, the Template:Lang (Template:IPA or, the plural, Template:Lang, Template:IPA) were the gods of the southern stars. These "four hundred" (i.e. innumerable) brothers appear in some versions of the origin story of Template:Lang, the god of the sun and war. In these myths, the Centzonhuītznāhua and their sister Template:Lang feel dishonored upon learning that their mother, the goddess Template:Lang, had become impregnated by a ball of feathers that she had tucked into her bodice.<ref>Coe, Michael D. (2008). Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs. London: Thames & Hudson. p. 217.</ref> The children conspire to kill their mother, but their plan is thwarted when, upon approaching their mother, Template:Lang sprang from the womb—fully grown and garbed for battle—and killed them.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Template:Lang beheaded his sister Template:Lang, who became the moon. Template:Lang chased after his brothers, who, in fleeing their brother, became scattered all over the sky.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
The Template:Lang are known as the "Four Hundred Southerners"; the gods of the northern stars are the Template:Lang.