Huitzilopochtli
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Huitzilopochtli
< Nahuatl Huītzilōpōchtli, equivalent to huītzil ( in ) hummingbird + ōpōchtli left-hand side
Example Sentences
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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 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
At its center was Huitzilopochtli, a martial god who wore a helmet shaped like a hummingbird’s head and carried a fire-breathing serpent as a weapon.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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