Huītzilōpōchtli
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Huitzilopochtli is the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion. He was also the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan. He wielded Xiuhcoatl, the fire serpent, as a w
Blue and Red Tezcatlipocas in the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer
Human sacrifice as shown in the Codex Magliabechiano
Codex Tudela
The founding of the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan; An eagle representing Huitzilopochtli, which exhales the atl-tlachinolli (war symbol), is perched on a nopal cactus. Teocalli of the Sacred War, sculpted in 1325.
Aztec religion
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The Aztec religion is a polytheistic and monistic pantheism in which the Nahua concept of teotl was construed as the supreme god Ometeotl, as well as a diverse pantheon of lesser gods and manifestatio
Huītzilōpōchtli
…Huitzilopochtli (Classical Nahuatl: Huītzilōpōchtli, IPA: ) is the solar and war deity of sacrifice in Aztec religion. He was also the patron god of the Aztecs and their capital city, Tenochtitlan. He wielded Xiuhcoatl, the fire serpent, as a weapon, thus also associating…
Mictlantecuhtli (left), god of death, and Quetzalcoatl, god of life; together they symbolize life and death.
Quetzalcoatl, god of the winds and knowledge, in the Codex Borgia
Chalchiuhtlicue, goddess of water and mistress of lakes, in the Codex Borbonicus
Tezcatlipoca, god of providence, in the Codex Borgia.