▁ma ize ▁se eds ▁at ▁the ▁people . ▁The ▁Fire ▁Pri est ▁of ▁Hu itz il opo cht li ▁would ▁then ▁set ▁out ▁a ▁bow el ▁full ▁of ▁ch alk ▁and ▁fe athers ▁( symbol s ▁of ▁death ) ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id ▁while ▁the ▁war riors ▁would ▁charge ▁up ▁to ▁toss ▁around ▁and ▁sm ear ▁the ▁ch alk ▁and ▁fe athers ▁upon ▁themselves , ▁showing ▁their ▁willing ness ▁to ▁die ▁in ▁battle . ▁" To ci " ▁or ▁" our ▁grand m other " ▁as ▁the ▁Mex ica ▁also ▁called ▁her ▁would ▁re emer ge ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id ▁and ▁again ▁the ▁war riors ▁would ▁fle e ▁in ▁mock ▁terror ▁from ▁her . ▁For ▁the ▁Mex ica , ▁sex ▁and ▁war ▁were ▁closely ▁linked ; ▁sex ▁led ▁to ▁children , ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁possible ▁for ▁boys ▁to ▁grow ▁up ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁war riors ▁who ▁would ▁fight ▁the ▁wars ▁of ▁the ▁next ▁generation ▁and ▁child b irth ▁itself ▁was ▁the ▁" b attle " ▁that ▁every ▁women ▁had ▁to ▁fight . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁Mex ica ▁Tri ple ▁Alliance ▁of ▁states ▁on ▁the ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Lake ▁Tex c oco ▁was ▁to ▁fight ▁wars , ▁to ▁take ▁prisoners ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁sacrific ed ▁as ▁the ▁Mex ica ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁gods ▁would ▁not ▁allow ▁the ▁sun ▁to ▁rise ▁every day ▁unless ▁they ▁were ▁given ▁human ▁flesh ▁to ▁eat ▁the ▁day ▁before , ▁thus ▁requiring ▁daily ▁sacrific es ▁at ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id ▁of