Huitzilopochtli

huitzilopochtli English thumb|right|Huitzilopochtli as depicted in the Codex Telleriano-Remensis. Alternative forms en Uitzilopochtli en Vitzilopuchtli Vitzliputzli obsolete Etymology Borrowed from en es Huitzilopochtli, from a en nah - language; compare nci Huitzilopochtli. Proper noun An important god of the Mexica. en 1578 Thomas Nicholas The Pleasant Historie of the Conquest of the VVeast India Historia general de las Indias Francisco López de Gómara London Henry Bynneman 78 after Sacrifice made to the Goddes of warre, called Tezcatlipuca and Vitzilopuchtli of their carkaſſes, then is theyr fleſhe eaten in banquet en w:Samuel Purchas Purchas His Pilgrimes London William Stansby 1625 3 1002 They did worſhip the Idoll Vitzliputzli, the Deuill that was in this Idoll ſpake, and gouerned this Nation eaſily. en Gods Aztec mythology Classical Nahuatl Alternative forms nci huitzilopochtli, nci Vitzilubuchtli obsolete or historical spellings Etymology From nci huītzilin ōpōchtli hummingbird left, left-hand side, literally “hummingbird's left”, or perhaps “hummingbird's south”. Alternatively, the second element might have originally referred to the Nahua god of fishing and hunting, Opochtli. Huitzilopochtli would in turn be "the hummingbird Opochtli", an avatar or local version of the deity, associated with hummingbirds, maybe as a symbol for dead warriors. Further etymology would however be uncertain, as it is sometimes stated that Opochtli's name refers to the fact he uses his left hand to throw his weapon, but this claim lacks substantial or historical proof. Pronunciation nci [wiːt͡siloːˈpoːt͡ʃ.t͡ɬi] Proper noun Huītzilōpōchtli nci proper noun an he is the hummingbird's left side; the god en Huitzilopochtli. 16C: Bernardino de Sahagún, Florentine Codex, first book Vitzilubuchtli: çan maceoalli, çan tlacatl catca: naoalli, tetzaujtl, atlacacemelle, teixcuepaj: quijiocoianj in iaoiutl, iaotecanj, iaotlatoanj: 17C: Crónica Mexicayotl auh yntlapial catca quitlatlauhtiaya quiteomatia yn aquin quitocayotiaya tetzahuitl huitzilopochtli. Derived terms nci huītzilōpōchcah nci Huītzilōpōchco nci Gods Religion Aztec mythology