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Huitzilopochtli| In Aztec religion, a central deity. The Aztecs sacrificed thousands of human lives to him each year, especially at the great festival of Panquetzalitzili (‘the raising of the banners’), which celebrated his supremacy as a god of war and courage. |
| He was the guardian deity of the city of Tenochtitlan. A fierce warrior god, reputed to have slain 400 of his own siblings, he was often depicted as a giant eagle. |
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