▁T eno cht it lan ▁and ▁end less ▁wars ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁vict ims ▁to ▁die ▁at ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id . ▁Sometimes , ▁the ▁war riors ▁ran ▁in ▁mock ▁terror ▁to ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁T eno cht it lan , ▁where ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁engaged ▁in ▁mock ▁batt les ▁with ▁other ▁war riors ▁or ▁may ▁have ▁actually ▁ra ided ▁the ▁territ ories ▁of ▁other ▁people , ▁eng aging ▁in ▁real ▁batt les . ▁▁ ▁" To ci " ▁then ▁march ed ▁through ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁T eno cht it lan ▁to ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁where ▁the ▁priest ▁would ▁become ▁" male " ▁again ▁by ▁removing ▁the ▁skin ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁woman , ▁which ▁then ▁stretch ed ▁over ▁a ▁wooden ▁platform ▁to ▁face ▁visitors ▁to ▁T eno cht it lan . ▁As ▁" To ci " ▁removed ▁her ▁skin , ▁it ▁symbol ized ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁person ality ▁of ▁" our ▁grand m other " ▁from ▁the ▁kindly ▁god dess ▁of ▁he aling ▁and ▁health ▁to ▁her ▁real ▁nature , ▁the ▁mer cil ess ▁god dess ▁of ▁war , ▁the ▁e ater ▁of ▁men ▁who ▁could ▁never ▁have ▁enough ▁blood ▁to ▁drink ▁and ▁human ▁flesh ▁to ▁dev our . ▁In ▁Mex ica ▁myth , ▁during ▁their ▁w ander ings , ▁the ▁r uler ▁of ▁C ul h ua ▁had ▁offered ▁up ▁his ▁daughter , ▁a ▁gentle ▁prin cess ▁in ▁marriage ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Mex ica ▁leaders , ▁but ▁Hu itz il opo cht li , ▁the ▁god ▁of