The mask of Xiuhtecuhtli, from the British Museum, of Aztec/Mixtec provenance.

Statue of Huehueteotl in Tijuana, Mexico

In Aztec mythology, Xiuhtecuhtli (also named Ixcozauhqui, Xiuhtecuhtil and Huehueteotl, "old god") was the personification of life after death, warmth in cold (fire), light in darkness and food during famine. He was usually depicted with a red or yellow face and a censer on his head. His wife was Chalchiuhtlicue. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2472x3176, 847 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2472x3176, 847 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The centre of the museum was redeveloped in 2000 to become the Great Court, surrounding the original Reading Room. ... The Aztecs is a collective term used for all of the Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican peoples under the control of the Mexica, founders of Tenochtitlan, and their two principal allies, who built an extensive empire in the late Postclassic period in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries in Central Mexico. ... Codex Zouche-Nuttall, a pre-Columbian piece of Mixtec writing, now in the British Museum The Mixtec (or Mixteca) are a Native American people centered in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. ... Statue of Huehueteotl in Tijuana, Mexico. ... Statue of Huehueteotl in Tijuana, Mexico. ... The Aztec civilization recognized many gods and supernatural creatures. ... A forest fire Fire is a rapid oxidation process that creates light, heat, and smoke, and varies in intensity. ... Chalciuhtlicue from the Codex Ríos In Aztec mythology, Chalchiuhtlicue (also Chalciuhtlicue, or Chalcihuitlicue) (She of the Jade Skirt) was the goddess of lakes and streams. ...

According to Codex Fejérváry-Mayer, a prehispanic Mesoamerican manuscript, Xiuhtecuhtli was considered "Mother and Father of the Gods, who dwells in the center of earth"^{[citation needed]} First page of the Codex Fejérváry-Mayer The Codex Fejérváry-Mayer is an Aztec Codex of central Mexico. ...

At the end of the Aztec century (52 years), the gods were thought to be able to end their covenant with humanity. Feasts were held in honor of Xiuhtecuhtli to keep his favors, and human sacrifices were burned after removing their heart. The heart and lungs, from an older edition of Grays Anatomy. ...

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