COYOLXAUQUI, THE DANCING CELESTIAL MOTHER, SYMBOLIZES THE NIGHT SKY OR COSMIC MOTHER.  THE ANCESTORS HAD A DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE STARS, WITH THOUSANDS OF YEARS OF RECORDED OBSERVATIONS.  EACH CIRCLE IN THE GLYPH REPRESENTS A STAR, AND TOGETHER THEY FORM CONSTELLATIONS.  THIS IS A STAR MAP OF THE NIGHT SKY PORTRAYED AS A WOMAN DANCING, SYMBOLIZING THE CELESTIAL MOVEMENT.  IN THE MYTH OF THE BIRTH OF HUITZILOPOXTLI, COYOLXAUQUI IS BEHEADED BY THE SPEAR OF THE YOUNG WARRIOR HUITZILOPOXTLI.  HUITZILOPOXTLI, AS THE RISING SUN, EMITS  RAYS OF LIGHT THAT PIERCE THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT, DISMEMBERING THE BODY OF COYOLXAUQUI, OR THE STARS.  THROUGH THE FLOWERS AND SONGS OF MYTH AND ART, THE ANCESTORS TRANSMITTED THE ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.