“Upon this all her children conspired against her to slay her, and came armed against her, the daughter Coyolxauhqui being the ringleader and most violent of all. Then, immediately, Huitzilopochtli was born, fully armed, having a shield called teuehueli in his left hand, in his right a dart, or long blue pole, and all his face barred over with lines of the same colour. His forehead was decorated with a great tuft of green feathers, his left leg was lean and feathered, and both thighs and the arms barred with blue. He then caused to appear a serpent made of torches, teas, called xiuhcoatl; and he ordered a soldier called Tochaucalqui to light this serpent, and taking it with him to embrace Coyolxauhqui. From this embrace the matricidal daughter immediately died, and Huitzilopochtli himself slew all her brethren and took their spoil, enriching his mother therewith. After this he was surnamed Tetzahuitl, that is to say Fright, or Amazement, and held as a god, born of a mother without a father—as the great god of battles, for in these his worshippers found him very favourable to them.” [94] “Historia de los Mexicanos por sus Pinturas.” [95]—Collecting and summarizing the scattered notices regarding Uitzilopochtli in the above-named work, we find it stated that he was the fourth and youngest son of Tonacatecutli and Tonacaciuatl, his elder brothers being the Red Tezcatlipocâ, the Black Tezcatlipocâ, and Quetzalcoatl. Uitzilopochtli is here also called Omitecatl, “and for another name Magueycoatl (Snake of the Maguey). He was called Ochilobos (the Spanish rendering of Uitzilopochtli) because he was left-handed and was chief god to those of Mexico and their god of war. He was born without flesh but with bones, and thus he remained six hundred years, in which nothing was made, ‘neither the gods nor their father.’ Taking counsel with Quetzalcoatl, they fashioned the sun, then they made a man, Oxomoco, and a woman, Cipactonal, commanding him to till the earth and her to spin and weave, and created other things.” HYMNS In the Sahagun MS. the following hymns or songs relate to Uitzilopochtli:— THE SONG OF UITZILOPOCHTLI I Uitzilopochtli the warrior, no one is my equal; Not in vain have I put on the vestment of yellow feathers, For through me the sun has risen (i.e. the time of sacrifice appears). II The man out of the cold land knew (through him) a baneful omen. He had taken a foot from the man out of the cold land. III In the place of Tlaxotlan, the feathers were distributed With which the war chieftains stuck themselves. My God is named Tepanquizqui (“He who overcomes the people”). IV He makes himself feared, the god of Tlaxotlan, Dust whirls upon the God of Tlaxotlan, Dust whirls upon him. V Our enemies, the people from Amantlan, assemble; meet me there. So will in their own house the enemy be. Meet me there. VI