Huitzilopochtli

American  

[wee-tsee-loh-pohch-tlee] / ˌwi tsi loʊˈpoʊtʃ tli /

Or Uitzilopochtli

noun

1. the Aztec god of war and of the sun.

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Etymology

Origin of Huitzilopochtli

< Nahuatl Huītzilōpōchtli, equivalent to huītzil ( in ) hummingbird + ōpōchtli left-hand side

Example Sentences

This is why the Mexicas placed her stone near the stairs they built to homage Huitzilopochtli, their patron and most beloved god.

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 2019, authorities disclosed they’d come upon the skeletons of a child and a jaguar, each dressed with garments characterizing the war god Huitzilopochtli, surrounded with seashells, starfish and pieces of coral.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2021

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