 In Aztec mythology, "Iztaccíhuatl" was a princess who fell in love with one of her father's warriors, Popocatépetl.The emperor sent Popocatépetl to war in Oaxaca, promising him Iztaccíhuatl as his wife when he returned (which Iztaccíhuatl's father presumed he would not).Iztaccíhuatl was falsely told that Popocatépetl had died in battle, and believing the news, she died of grief.