In Aztec mythology, the Centzonhuītznāhua (in Nahuatl languages pronounced as /sent͡sonwiːtsˈnaːwa/ or, the plural, Centzon Huītznāuhtin, in Nahuatl languages pronounced as /sent͡sonwiːtsˈnaːwtin/) were the gods of the southern stars. These "four hundred" (i.e. innumerable) brothers appear in some versions of the origin story of [[Huītzilōpōchtli]]|italic=no, the god of the sun and war. In these myths, the Centzonhuītznāhua and their sister [[Coyolxāuhqui]]|italic=no feel dishonored upon learning that their mother, the goddess [[Cōātlīcue]]|italic=no, had become impregnated by a ball of feathers that she had tucked into her bodice.[1] The children conspire to kill their mother, but their plan is thwarted when, upon approaching their mother, [[Huītzilōpōchtli]]|italic=no sprang from the womb—fully grown and garbed for battle—and killed them.[2] [3] Huītzilōpōchtli|italic=no beheaded his sister Coyolxāuhqui|italic=no, who became the moon. Huītzilōpōchtli|italic=no chased after his brothers, who, in fleeing their brother, became scattered all over the sky.[4]
The Centzonhuītznāhua are known as the "Four Hundred Southerners"; the gods of the northern stars are the [[Centzonmīmixcōa]].