Xiuhtecuhtli

Xiuhtecuhtli ( Nahuatl: Lord of turquoise ) was in the Aztec mythology, the god of fire, the heat, the light in the darkness and the food in the famine. Sometimes he was also called Ixcozauhqui.

Assignments

Xiuhtecuhtli was considered a husband Chalchiuhtlicues, but which was in turn also known as the wife of Tlaloc. Between him and Huehueteotl (Age God ), an older personification of the fire god, there was a close association, so that both gods are some places mentioned in the same breath. While Huehueteotl but shown as old and frail, Xiuhtecuhtli appears strong and youthful. He therefore regarded as the patron saint of rulership. In Codex Fejervary -Mayer Xiuhtecuhtli is referred to as mother and father of the gods and assigned to the center of the earth. The first page of the Codex Fejervary -Mayer shows Xiuhtecuhtli in the center a representation of a 260 -day cycle, who was the calendar in use in pre-Columbian Central America. Xiuhtecuhtli is therefore considered as the god of time. The picture shows blood flows, the reverse flow Xiuhtecuhtli. The blood comes from the corners of the picture and comes from the severed arm, leg, torso and head of Tezcatlipoca, what the interpretation suggests that Xiuhtecuhtli by the scattering of the body part created the four cardinal directions. Xiuhtecuhtli was considered Ometecutlis deputy on earth. Therefore, in each household Aztec was a fire, which was created through a connection with Ometecutli. On the other hand, was the respective Aztec emperor in times of peace as deputy Xiuhtecuhtlis.

Importance

Epithet as Motecucoma ( Angry Men ), üü teotl ( ancient god ) and tota (father) suggest that Xiuhtecuhtli played a high-ranking position in the Aztec pantheon, which refers to the henotheistic component of the Aztec polytheism. Bernardino de Sahagun describes his influence on the Aztec daily life: