who is huitzilopochtli
- In the Aztec religion, Huitzilopochtli (Classical Nahuatl: HuÄ«tzilÅpÅchtli [wiËtÍ¡siloËËpoËtÍ¡ÊtÍ¡É¬i], modern Nahuatl pronunciation (helpÂ·info)), is a Mesoamerican deity of war, sun, human sacrifice and the patron of the city of Tenochtitlan.