▁becoming ▁a ▁god dess ▁who ▁married ▁Hu itz il opo cht li . ▁Upon ▁being ▁se ated ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁temple , ▁the ▁pri ests ▁would ▁crown ▁" To ci " ▁with ▁a ▁crown ▁made ▁of ▁paper . ▁The ▁pri ests ▁would ▁dress ▁" To ci " ▁with ▁make - up , ▁fe athers ▁and ▁a ▁dress , ▁and ▁once ▁properly ▁dressed , ▁" To ci " ▁would ▁sacrifice ▁four ▁male ▁prisoners ▁brought ▁before ▁" her " ▁by ▁cutting ▁out ▁their ▁hearts ▁with ▁an ▁obs id ian ▁kn ife . ▁" To ci " ▁would ▁then ▁ret ire ▁while ▁man ▁playing ▁C ente ot l , ▁the ▁Ma ize ▁Lord ▁would ▁appear ▁at ▁the ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id ▁to ▁review ▁a ▁para de ▁of ▁war riors ▁march ing ▁before ▁him . ▁The ▁face ▁mask ▁of ▁human ▁skin ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁challenge ▁for ▁another ▁people , ▁for ▁O ch pan iz t li ▁was ▁always ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁of ▁war . ▁After ▁receiving ▁weapons ▁from ▁the ▁r uler , ▁the ▁war riors ▁would ▁sing ▁and ▁dance ▁around ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id ▁while ▁the ▁women ▁of ▁T eno cht it lan ▁would ▁eng age ▁in ▁much ▁w ail ing ▁at ▁the ▁prospect ▁that ▁their ▁sons ▁would ▁die ▁in ▁the ▁wars ▁to ▁come . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁dan cing ▁and ▁singing , ▁pri ests ▁would ▁emer ge ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁Py ram id ▁we aring ▁the ▁skin ▁of ▁other ▁vict ims ▁to ▁throw