Huitzilopōchtli
is a deity of war, sun, human sacrifice, and the patron of the city of Tenochtitlan. He was also the national god of the Mexicas, also known as Aztecs, of Tenochtitlan. Many in the pantheon of deities of the Aztecs were inclined to have a fondness for a particular aspect of warfare. However, Huitzilopochtli was known as the primary god of war in ancient Mexico.
He wielded Xiuhcoatl as a weapon, associating him with fire.
In the tlaxotecuyotl, a hymn sung in reverence to Huitzilopotchtli, he is referred to as: the Dart-Hurler, the divine hurler, and a terror to the Mixteca.
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“oh to rip apart the world”
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B - Bakhtak; creature of Persian mythology which is used to explain the phenomenon of sleep paralysis; a ghost-like creature that sits on the dreamer’s chest, making breathing hard for them.
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the goddess of witchcraft
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Everytime you look at me flowers grow inside my body. (x)
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Macbeth (Act 1, Scene 4), William Shakespeare.
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@femmefatalenet | event six | Amaterasu | The Brightest
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