Huitzilopochtli

Hummingbird of the South

Huitzilopochtli, the Hummingbird of the South, is the Aztec god of war and the sun, patron of the Mexica people. Born fully armed from the goddess Coatlicue, he slew his sister Coyolxauhqui and his star-brothers to defend his mother at the mountain of Coatepec. He guided his people to found Tenochtitlan upon a sign of an eagle on a cactus, and demanded the nourishment of sacrifice to keep the sun in motion.