Facts about Huitzilopochtli in Aztec Myth
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Huitzilopochtli's name translates to 'Hummingbird of the South' or 'Left-handed Hummingbird,' reflecting his association with fallen warriors reborn as hummingbirds.
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A massive circular stone relief depicting the dismembered body of Coyolxauhqui was discovered at the base of the Templo Mayor in Tenochtitlan, commemorating Huitzilopochtli's mythic victory over her.
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In Aztec myth, Huitzilopochtli defeated his sister Coyolxauhqui and her four hundred siblings, the Centzon Huitznahua, at the moment of his birth.
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Huitzilopochtli was the patron deity of Tenochtitlan and god of war and the sun, requiring human sacrifice to sustain the sun's daily journey across the sky.
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The Aztec god Huitzilopochtli was born fully armed from his mother Coatlicue after she was impregnated by a ball of feathers.