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[[Image:Bryhuit.JPG|right|thumb|400px|([[Latin]] for "Huitzilopochtli, the Mexicans' highest god.")]] | [[Image:Bryhuit.JPG|right|thumb|400px|([[Latin]] for "Huitzilopochtli, the Mexicans' highest god.")]] | ||
| − | '''Huitzilopochtli''' | + | '''Huitzilopochtli''' was the [[Aztecs|Aztec]] god of war and of the sun. They ritually murdered thousands of people to satisfy his thirst for blood, before they were mostly wiped out in the 16th century. |
Some rural [[Mexicans]] may still worship Huitzilopochtli.{{fact}} | Some rural [[Mexicans]] may still worship Huitzilopochtli.{{fact}} | ||
Revision as of 16:48, April 20, 2007
(Latin for "Huitzilopochtli, the Mexicans' highest god.")
Huitzilopochtli was the Aztec god of war and of the sun. They ritually murdered thousands of people to satisfy his thirst for blood, before they were mostly wiped out in the 16th century.
Some rural Mexicans may still worship Huitzilopochtli.[Citation Needed]