The symbol of the eagle standing on the nopal ... According to the myth, the Mexicas, guided by Huitzilopochtli, walked from Aztlán to the lake of Texcoco in the Valley of Anáhuac.

(If Huitzilopochtli was happy and fed, the Aztecs would be triumphant in war and conquest.) As a symbol of their connection to Huitzilopochtli, Aztec kings were fashioned with cloaks made entirely ...

Eagles are enduring symbols in Aztec lore ... the floor on the central axis of a chapel devoted to sun and war god Huitzilopochtli and a monument honoring moon goddess Coyolxauhqui.

Reuters reports that the finds include the body a 9-year-old boy dressed as Huitzilopochtli, the Aztec god of war. The Aztecs made human sacrifices to the deity, who was also the god of the Sun.

Rivera has made him indistinguishable from the Aztec Sun God Huitzilopochtli. Besides of course, a big ‘14′ on his chest and a Detroit Lions logo on his shield. “I found out that St. Brown ...

Scottie is a Newsweek science fellow and student at the University of Florida. Her work has appeared in Women's Health, the Gainesville Sun and WUFT, an NPR-PBS affiliate. Mexican excavators ...