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Huitzilopochtli
Huitzilopochtli was the Aztec god of the sun and war and the patron deity of the Mexica. According to tradition, he guided the Mexica on their migration to the site of Tenochtitlan. His cult, centred on the Templo Mayor, was closely bound up with warfare and human sacrifice in the Aztec Empire.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Huitzilopochtli. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/huitzilopochtli
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