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This deity was honored in the Festivals of the Raising of Banners and the Giving of Flowers. A bell-covered goddess killed by this deity is featured on a circular stone carving that is thought to have originally been colored bright yellow and blue on a red background. This god’s predecessor in one role drowned the world in blood by crying for 52 (-5[1])years. This god (10[1])killed his sister and his 400 brothers (10[1])while defending his mother, who was impregnated by a ball (10[1])of feathers. (-5[1])This god, who took the role of the fifth sun, marked (10[1])one (-5[1])location with an eagle (-5[1])eating a snake perched on a cactus. (-5[2])This god, whose symbol is the hummingbird, was sustained through regular human sacrifice at the Templo Mayor. For 10 points, name this patron of Tenochtitlan and Aztec (0[2])war god. (10[1])■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Huitzilopochtli (“weet-zee-loh-POHSH-tlee”) (The “bell-covered” goddess is Coyolxauhqui.)
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