Huitzilopochtli (Hummingbird of the South/Left) was a warrior sun god, requiring blood sacrifice to help him win the battle against darkness. This was not always in the form of human sacrifice - sometimes ritual blood letting was used. However, sacrificed warriors were thought to rise and fight with Huitzilopochtli, so sacrifices increased in frequency.
more...But the Aztecs had another sun god - Huitzilopochtli.
Huitzilopochtli (hummingbird of the south) was a god of war. As the Aztec empire grew and conquered, it became more and more a culture of warriors. Huitzilopochtli was the Aztec god, the leader that allowed them to conquer. As the power of the empire grew, it made sense to believe that Huitzilopochtli was a very powerful god.
The peoples of Mexico believed that the sun could not move on its own. As a matter of fact, when it first came into the sky, it couldn't move at all. The gods themselves had to be sacrificed. And now humans had to repay the debt, and keep the sun moving, with their own sacrifices.
Warriors, gods and human alike, fought in the sky to keep the sun moving. The great warrior god was the one who fought for the sun, and so he himself is often considered the Aztec sun god.
The Character of Huitzilopochtli
Common Name: Huitzi
Appearance: primary color: Blue (blue clothing, blue band across his face reaching from ear to ear, blue foot sandals, ); wears a headdress in the shape of a bird's beak.
Personality snippet: serious. dangerous.
Transformation: Hummingbird, eagle.
Power: extreme fighting skill. Can summon spirits of the dead to fight with him. Can banish darkness.
Weapon: fire breathing snake
Other: to be filled in by the adopter
more...But the Aztecs had another sun god - Huitzilopochtli.
Huitzilopochtli (hummingbird of the south) was a god of war. As the Aztec empire grew and conquered, it became more and more a culture of warriors. Huitzilopochtli was the Aztec god, the leader that allowed them to conquer. As the power of the empire grew, it made sense to believe that Huitzilopochtli was a very powerful god.
The peoples of Mexico believed that the sun could not move on its own. As a matter of fact, when it first came into the sky, it couldn't move at all. The gods themselves had to be sacrificed. And now humans had to repay the debt, and keep the sun moving, with their own sacrifices.
Warriors, gods and human alike, fought in the sky to keep the sun moving. The great warrior god was the one who fought for the sun, and so he himself is often considered the Aztec sun god.
The Character of Huitzilopochtli
Common Name: Huitzi
Appearance: primary color: Blue (blue clothing, blue band across his face reaching from ear to ear, blue foot sandals, ); wears a headdress in the shape of a bird's beak.
Personality snippet: serious. dangerous.
Transformation: Hummingbird, eagle.
Power: extreme fighting skill. Can summon spirits of the dead to fight with him. Can banish darkness.
Weapon: fire breathing snake
Other: to be filled in by the adopter
