Packet 8: Tossup 16

Due to this god’s incredible brightness, a group of warriors had to cover their eyes with their shields. (-5[1])This god (-5[1])crushed a rebellion by his nephew Copil and threw his heart (15[1])into a lake. This god was served by Paynal. This god beheaded (15[1])a sister of his, (15[2])whose head became (15[1])the moon. (15[2]-5[1])That sister (15[1])led (-5[1])the “Four (15[1])Hundred Southerners” (15[1])to (15[1])kill this god’s (*) mother, whom (10[3])he defended after being born in full armor. (10[2]-5[2])This god shares (-5[2])the Templo (10[1]-5[1])Mayor with a rain god, Tlaloc. (-5[3])This god was born after his mother was impregnated (-5[1])by a ball of feathers. (10[1]-5[3])This god told his people (-5[2])to build a city where an eagle eating a snake perched on a cactus. For 10 points, (-5[1])what Aztec (10[1])war god (0[1])is symbolized (-5[1])by a hummingbird? ■END■ (10[5]0[11])

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