Huitzilopochtli

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Aztec deity patron deity solar deity war deity

Huitzilopochtli is the Aztec god of the sun and war, revered as the patron deity of Tenochtitlan and central to Mexica state religion and ritual sacrifice.

Aliases (1)

Tonatiuh ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Aztec deity → patron deity → solar deity → war deity →
associatedWith	Mexica imperial expansion → human sacrifice → ritual warfare → state religion → sun’s daily journey →
birthplace	Coatepec →
centralTo	Mexica state religion → ritual sacrifice in Tenochtitlan →
colorAssociation	blue → turquoise →
culture	Aztec → Mexica →
depictedAs	figure with hummingbird helmet → warrior →
direction	south →
domain	sun → war →
festival	Panquetzaliztli → Tlacaxipehualiztli →
gaveSignFor	founding of Tenochtitlan →
hasTemple	Templo Mayor →
languageName	Classical Nahuatl →
linkedConcept	Mexica migration legend →
majorCultCenter	Tenochtitlan →
mythRole	defender of Coatlicue → slayer of Centzon Huitznahua → slayer of Coyolxauhqui →
nameMeaning	Hummingbird of the South → Left-Handed Hummingbird →
parent	Coatlicue →
patronOf	Mexica people → Tenochtitlan →
requires	sacrificial blood to sustain the sun →
sacredAnimal	hummingbird →
sacredPlace	Templo Mayor summit →
sharesTemploMayorWith	Tlaloc →
sibling	Centzon Huitznahua → Coyolxauhqui →
symbol	eagle → hummingbird → serpent →
weapon	turquoise serpent → xiuhcoatl →
worshipedBy	Aztecs → Mexica →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ahuitzotl → Codex Boturini → Templo Mayor → Tenochtitlan founding legend →	associatedWithDeity
tlatoani →	associatedDeity
Templo Mayor →	dedicatedTo
Tenochtitlan →	dedicatedToDeity
Piedra del Sol ("Tonatiuh") →	depicts
Tlaloc →	halfOfTwinTempleWith
Mesoamerica →	hasKeyDeity
Mexica →	majorDeity
Nahua →	majorDeityHistorically
Aztec Empire →	pantheonIncludes