▁battle ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁honor ▁for ▁a ▁man , ▁which ▁indicated ▁the ▁fear ▁the ▁Mex ica ▁had ▁for ▁" O ur ▁Grand m other ". ▁At ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id , ▁" To ci " ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁man ▁we aring ▁the ▁mask ▁made ▁of ▁human ▁skin ▁playing ▁the ▁Ma ize ▁Lord ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id ▁to ▁sit ▁on ▁" her " ▁throne ▁with ▁" her ▁son " ▁sitting ▁next ▁to ▁her , ▁where ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁they ▁gre et ed ▁the ▁pri ests ▁as ▁they ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id . ▁To ▁honor ▁" her " ▁arrival , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁were ▁cru c ified ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁and ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁war riors ▁shooting ▁ar rows ▁at ▁them . ▁Blood ▁from ▁the ▁vict ims ▁was ▁collected ▁in ▁a ▁bow l ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁" To ci ", ▁who ▁d rank ▁some ▁of ▁it , ▁and ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁grow l ▁ter rib ly , ▁reflect ing ▁her ▁dis ple asure ▁with ▁the ▁sacrifice , ▁as ▁To ci ▁could ▁never ▁have ▁enough ▁cruel ty ▁to ▁satisfy ▁her ▁blood - l ust . ▁To ci ▁was ▁gre et ed ▁by ▁a ▁man ▁dressed ▁as ▁Hu itz il opo cht li , ▁her ▁husband , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁would ▁eng age ▁in ▁sexual ▁gest ures , ▁to ▁symbol ize ▁the ▁" div ine ▁sexual ▁union " ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁after ▁To ci ▁had ▁been ▁sacrific ed ,