Huitzilopochtli

[ wee-tsee-loh-pohch-tlee ]

/ ˌwi tsi loʊˈpoʊtʃ tli /

the Aztec god of war and of the sun.

Origin of Huitzilopochtli

< Nahuatl Huītzilōpōchtli, equivalent to huītzil(in) hummingbird + ōpōchtli left-hand side

In Tlaxcala also they had a deity, called Camaxtli, who was similar to this Huitzilopochtli.

The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3 |Hubert Howe Bancroft
Huitzilopochtli, Huitziloputzli, or Vitziliputzli, was the god of war and the especially national god of the Mexicans.

The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3 |Hubert Howe Bancroft
He was, in reality, a form of Huitzilopochtli, and probably indicated the idea that gold had some connection with the sun.

The Mythologies of Ancient Mexico and Peru |Lewis Spence
Thus in some wards the service of Huitzilopochtli was hereditary, and held in higher estimation than any other.

The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3 |Hubert Howe Bancroft

I believe not in the devil stone; but my countrymen, Señor, think that the spirit of the god Huitzilopochtli dwells in the gem.

The Harlequin Opal, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Fergus Hume