Left-Handed Hummingbird

E160470

Left-Handed Hummingbird is the English translation of the Nahuatl name "Huitzilopochtli," the powerful Aztec god of the sun and war.

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Left-Handed Hummingbird canonical 3

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Aztec deity
Mesoamerican deity
solar deity
war deity
altTransliteration Huitzilopochtli
surface form: Uitzilopochtli
associatedAnimal hummingbird
associatedColor blue
associatedConcept imperial expansion
sacred war
associatedWith human sacrifice
hummingbird
sun
war
cosmicFunction maintaining movement of the sun
culture Aztec culture
surface form: Aztec
depictedAs figure with hummingbird helmet
warrior
direction south
englishName Left-Handed Hummingbird self-linksurface differs
equivalentIn Mesoamerican solar-war deities
eraOfWorship Postclassic period of Mesoamerica
surface form: Postclassic Mesoamerica
festival Panquetzaliztli
linkedTo Mexica state ideology
majorDeityIn Aztec mythology
surface form: Aztec pantheon
mythEvent Coyolxauhqui
surface form: defeat of Coyolxauhqui
mythRole leader of Mexica migration
nameLanguage Nahuatl
nameMeaning Left-Handed Hummingbird self-linksurface differs
pantheonRank one of the principal Aztec gods
parent Coatlicue
religion Aztec mythology
surface form: Aztec religion
role patron god of Tenochtitlan
protector of the Mexica people
sacrificeType human hearts
sibling Centzon Huitznahua
Coyolxauhqui
symbol blue paint
hummingbird feathers
serpent-shaped weapon
shield
templeSharedWith Tlaloc
weapon Xiuhcoatl
worshipCenter Templo Mayor
worshipCity Tenochtitlan

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Huitzilopochtli nameMeaning Left-Handed Hummingbird
Left-Handed Hummingbird nameMeaning Left-Handed Hummingbird self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Huitzilopochtli
Left-Handed Hummingbird englishName Left-Handed Hummingbird self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Huitzilopochtli