▁war ▁and ▁the ▁sun ▁ordered ▁her ▁sk inned ▁alive ▁and ▁sacrific ed ▁instead ; ▁the ▁once ▁gentle ▁and ▁kind ▁prin cess ▁transformed ▁at ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁her ▁death ▁into ▁To ci , ▁" our ▁grand m other ", ▁the ▁wr ath ful ▁god dess ▁of ▁war . ▁To ci ' s ▁sav age , ▁fier ce ▁hat red ▁of ▁human ity ▁stem med ▁from ▁her ▁anger ▁at ▁being ▁sk inned ▁alive ▁and ▁sacrific ed ▁during ▁her ▁last ▁hours ▁as ▁a ▁human , ▁which ▁explained ▁her ▁ins ati able ▁blood - l ust ▁and ▁her ▁cruel ty , ▁making ▁her ▁into ▁the ▁" w oman ▁of ▁disc ord " ▁as ▁Hu itz il opo cht li ▁wanted . ▁H utz il opo cht li ▁prompt ly ▁married ▁To ci , ▁as ▁her ▁blood - th irst iness ▁and ▁cruel ty ▁made ▁her ▁into ▁the ▁ideal ▁wife ▁for ▁him . ▁▁▁ ▁Sex ual ▁differences ▁were ▁key ▁to ▁the ▁Mex ica ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁universe , ▁where ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁counter bal anced ▁each ▁other ▁to ▁achieve ▁order ▁in ▁the ▁cos mos . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁Mex ica ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁the ▁male ▁body ▁only ▁become ▁sacred ▁after ▁men ▁were ▁" made " ▁into ▁war riors ▁via ▁training ▁and ▁battle ▁while ▁the ▁female ▁body , ▁capable ▁of ▁bearing ▁life , ▁was ▁sacred ▁in ▁and ▁of ▁itself . ▁Pri ests ▁as ▁men ▁achieved ▁their ▁position ▁through ▁constant ▁training ▁while ▁when ▁the ▁pri ests ▁become ▁" p ri est ess " ▁when ▁d rap ed