During a festival for this god, an arrow was fired at an edible likeness of him and those youngmen who ate his body had to serve him for one year.
During a festival for this god, an arrow was fired at an edible likeness of him and those youngmen who ate his body had to serve him for one year. In that festival, a priest who impersonated hislieutenant Paynal ran and led a procession. After the consecration of this god's Great Temple, a rackwas erected to display the heads of 20,000 humans sacrificed to him. He was often depicted with ablue and black face. This god slew the 400 stars, led by his sister (*) Coyolxauhqui(co-yol-SHAW-chee), after they tormented his mother for becoming impregnated by a ball of feathers. Thisson of Coatlicue was guided by an eagle perched upon a cactus to lead his people to their new home. For 10points, name this "left-handed hummingbird," an Aztec war and sun god.
During a festival for this god, an arrow was fired at an edible likeness of him and those youngmen who ate his body had to serve him for one year.
Huitzilopochtli [or left-handed hummingbird before mention]