Xiuhtecuhtli, whose name means "turquoise lord" in the Nahuatl language, was the Aztec "new fire" god. The Aztecs kept a "holy fire" continuously burning in the Fire Temple at Tenochtitlan ...
Worship of the God, who represents fertility and regeneration, is known to have later spread throughout Mesoamerica during Aztec times. The INAH say the 85cm (33in) ceramic effigy of the god was ...
In the time of the Aztec Empire, Yohualli Coatl – a young ... Using the temple of Tzinacan, the bat god, as a lair, Yohualli trains with his mentor and assistant, Acatzin, developing equipment ...