Xiuhtecuhtli
thumbnail|230px|right|Statue of Xiuhtecuhtli in the British Museum. In Aztec mythology, Xiuhtēcuhtli ("Turquoise Lord" or "Lord of Fire"), was the god of fire, day and heat. In historical sources he is called by many names, which reflect his varied aspects and dwellings in the three parts of the cosmos. He was the lord of volcanoes, the personification of life after death, warmth in cold (fire), light in darkness and food during famine. He was also named Cuezaltzin ("flame") and Ixcozauhqui , and is sometimes considered to be the same as Huehueteotl ("Old God"), although Xiuhtecuhtli is usuall
Key facts
- Deity.type
- Aztec
- Deity.name
- Xiuhtecuhtli
- Deity.deity_of
- Father of the GodsGod of Fire, Heat and Time
- Deity.image
- Xiuhtecuhtli.jpg
- Deity.other_names
- Totahtzin, Īxcōzauhqui, Huēhuehtēōtl, Cuezaltzin
- Deity.caption
- Xiuhtēcuhtli as depicted in the Codex Borgia
- Deity.abode
- • Ilhuicatl-Teotlatlauhco (Eleventh Heaven)• Calpulli (the center of the four cardinal directions)
- Deity.consort
- Chāntico (Codex Zumarraga)
- Deity.parents
- Created by the Tezcatlipocas (Codex Zumarraga)
- Deity.siblings
- None
- Deity.children
- With Chāntico: Xiuhxoxoauhqui (blue fire), Xiuhcozauhqui (yellow fire), Xiuhiztac (white fire) and Xiuhtlatlauhqui (red fire)
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Xiuhtecuhtli (Nahuatl: Der Herr des Türkises) war in der aztekischen Mythologie der Gott des Feuers, der Wärme, des Lichtes in der Dunkelheit und der Nahrung in der Hungersnot. Zuweilen wurde er auch Ixcozauhqui genannt.
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