Huitzilopochtli
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Huitzilopochtli
< Nahuatl Huītzilōpōchtli, equivalent to huītzil ( in ) hummingbird + ōpōchtli left-hand side
Example Sentences
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As The Times reported in 1989, the giant bas-relief figures on the venue’s exterior are of the Maya god Huitzilopochtli seated on a symbolic earth monster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
After facing his sister in combat, Huitzilopochtli triumphs.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
Almost all agrarian societies independently venerated the Sun in their pantheon of gods at one time or another – there was the Sol of the Norse, the Aztec Huitzilopochtli, the Greek Helios.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022
In Aztec mythology, Tezkatlipoka is the brother of Quetzalcoatl, Huitzilopochtli and Xipe Totec – all of whom appear to be invoked in the chant.
From Fox News ● Sep. 29, 2021
The Mexica lived during the Fifth Sun, when the sun was identified with Huitzilopochtli.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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