Round 8: Tossup 16

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

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