Huitzilopochtli

Coatlicue was an Earth goddess, and the story goes that one day she was on a mountain top that was named snake mountain sweeping. While she was sweeping a feather fell on her apron, this signified her becoming pregnant. When her daughter Coyolxauhqui found out, she became enraged, and rallied her four-hundred brothers to storm snake mountain and kill their mother. However, what they did not know is that Coatlicue was bearing a sun god and warrior god named Huitzilopochtli. When Coyolxauhqui was advancing on Coatlicue, Huitzilopochtli reassured that she would be okay, because Coatlicue feared for her life. As Coyolxauhqui came near Huitzilopochtli was immediately born into a full grown man and engaged his sister, throwing her off the mountain Coyolxauhqui’s head and limbs detached from her body. However, this rendition for the legend does not explain as to why Coatlicue is depicted without any limbs and they are replaced by snake heads and eagle talons. Another legend protrayes a totally different story, that Coatlicue sacrificed her own life so that the cosmos can stay…

The Aztec’s worshiped many gods (deities). The most worshiped god in the Aztec culture was Huitzilopochtli, whose name meant left handed hummingbird. An interesting characteristic of Huitzilopochtli is he was born full grown. He was the god of sun and war and was a cultural god. Coatlícue, his mother became pregnant by placing feathers under her breasts. When her more than 400 children learned of the pregnancy they were outraged and revolted against her. When Coatlícue was decapitated by her…

began with the creation of its thriving city of Teotihuacan. Like their predecessors, the Mayans, the Aztecs were deeply intoned with their polytheistic belief of powerful deities. One such deity, Tlaloc, god of rain and earth, was held in high regard. Tlaloc was thought to form a union with Huitzilopochtli, the god of sun and war in Aztec mythology. They shared the Templo Mayor, an iconic, twin temple pyramid featured in the center of the city of Teotihuacan. This signified a union of the two…

But there were many more, such as the private ritual blood-letting, burning of copal (a tree resin), and the music of worship. This Aztec temple represented the Hill of Coatepec, where the Mexica’s believed Huitzilopochtli was born.” The Aztecs had excellent builders and craftsmen that would use chisels, hard stone and obsidian blades for tools. They would use light volcanic stone extensively, it was strong. It was easy to break and the consistency of the substance with its color was very…

held a role of some status or importance. However, the clearest indication of who is represented on the mask comes from the bells adorning the cheeks of the figure. In Nahuatl, the traditional language of the Aztec empire, Coyolxauhqui literally translates to “She Who Has Facial Painting with Bells” (Pillsbury 264). The myth of Coyolxauhqui, goddess of the moon, and her brother Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec sun god, describes the relationship between the Sun and the Moon. Coyolxauhqui and her four…

Huitzilopochtli is the god of sun and warfare and is also one of the principle deities of the Aztec religion. In Aztec mythology, the god is the offspring of the supreme earth goddess known as Coatlίcue (Britannica). The Aztecs believed that Huitzilopochtli needed “daily nourishment” in the form of human sacrifice, as the “people of the sun” were required to provide the god with blood and hearts for strength. The sacrifice was offered to the sun, or the “eagle who rises,” and burned in “the…

goddess Coyolxauhqui, the sister of the Mexica’s patron god, Huitzilopochtli. This monolith led to the detection of the Templo Mayor, the main Mexica temple located in the sacred district of the former Mexica capital, known as Tenochtitlan, which is now present-day Mexico City. The city of Tenochtitlan was established in 1325 on an island in the middle of Lake Texcoco and with the city’s foundation the original structure of the Templo Mayor was built. In between the years 1325 and 1519, the…

people. They are known as a violent and warring people famous for human sacrifice, but they were also ecologist and artist. They were nomads for hundreds of years before settling and building one of the largest cities and empires in the world. They were famed warriors, but inside their own cities knew great peace. The Aztecs are often portrayed as wild savages, but in truth were far from it. The Aztecs, like many ancient cultures worshiped many gods, each ruling over different aspects of…

ENTRÉE: Huitzilopochtli was portrayed as a demanding god because since he was the patron god of Tenochtitlan and the main god of war in Aztec faith. They would need to constantly sacrifice to him because the Aztecs were scared that if they didn’t he would stop protecting them from the “infinite night.” It’s important to know Huitzilopochtli origins and backstory because it shows current people why the Aztecs sacrificed so many people to this one deity. It also shows the fear of the entire…

He was able to keep the triple alliance by agreeing to share all war winnings by three. This way all nations gained more than they lost. With Tlacaelel’s helpful advice, Moctezuma had a temple sent to be built to honor their most important god, Huitzilopochtli. He is the god of the sun, war, and hummingbirds, because those things go so well together. It took years to complete the temple, and it was finally put to use in 1455. The Aztecs had demolished the Huaxtec and their army. They soon became…