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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 years. This god killed his sister and his 400 brothers while defending his mother, who was impregnated by a ball of feathers. This god, who took the role of the fifth (10[1])sun, marked one location with an eagle eating a snake perched on a cactus. This god, whose symbol (-5[1])is the hummingbird, (10[1])was sustained through regular human sacrifice at the Templo Mayor. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name this patron of Tenochtitlan and Aztec war god. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

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