From jaguars to shooting stars, these rare and meaningful Náhuatl names are steeped in centuries of culture, cosmic symbolism ...

People revered Huitzilopochtli, known as the Aztec sun god and the patron god of the Aztecs, as the god of war, sun and human sacrifice. A central deity in their religious practices ...

(Rare Aztec map reveals a glimpse of life in 1500s ... Scenes on the side show Tizoc dressed as the war god Huitzilopochtli in a headdress of hummingbird feathers and pulling an enemy’s hair ...

but according to ancient accounts one of these Aztec groups, known as the Mexica, founded Tenochtitlán in 1325. The legend continues that Huitzilopochtli, the god of war, the sun and human ...

It wasn't until 1978 that the temple dedicated to the Aztec gods Huitzilopochtli and Tláloc (gods of war and water) was unearthed in the heart of Mexico City. Today, the area remains an active ...

Neither Aztec nor Nahua describe a single group of ... or "Northern Location," until they were urged to leave by Huitzilopochtli, the god of war and sacrifice. He bid them to leave their homeland ...

There's potential for huge boss battles and wild environments if Santa Monica Studio placed the next God of War game in these creation myths. Perhaps the Aztec giants uproot the world tree ...