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Huehueteotl-Xiuhtecuhtli
Huehueteotl-Xiuhtecuhtli, old god and god of
fire, and lord of the year. He dwelled in the center of the universe. Traditionally
he was represented as a toothless, seated, hunchbacked old man with wrinkled
skin, seen carrying a huge brazier on his back. However, in the Mexica
period he was seldom represented as such, as seen in this example. His
age signified experience and wisdom. One of his symbols was the quincunx
cross symbolizing the four directions of the universe, which extended out
from the center where he resided.
Last
Modified: January 14, 1998.
Museo del Templo Mayor, Instituto Nacional de Antropología e História,
México.
Seminario #8, Centro Histórico. Cuauhtémoc,
México, D.F. 06060
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1997
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