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Huehueteotl (/ˌweɪweɪˈteɪoʊtəl/ WAY-way-TAY-oh-təl;
Nahuatl pronunciation: [weːweˈteoːt͡ɬ]) is an aged
Mesoamerican deity figuring in the
pantheons of...
- "Quetzalcoatl-Ehecatl" Gods of
creation Ōmeteōtl/Tōnacātēcuhtli:
creator gods
Huehuetéotl/Xiuhtecuhtli:
meaning "old god" and "turquoise lord", god of origin,...
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Ixcozauhqui [iːʃkoːˈsaʍkiˀ], and is
sometimes considered to be the same as
Huehueteotl ("Old God"),
although Xiuhtecuhtli is
usually shown as a
young deity...
- is
considered to be an
aspect of
Huehueteotl, the "Old God" and
another fire deity. Both
Xiuhtecuhtli and
Huehueteotl were
worshipped during the festival...
- and time. His face is
painted with
black and red pigment. Xiuhtecuhtli-
Huehueteotl, the
connection of old-age and time. Mictlantecuhtli, god of Mictlan...
- n.d., sec 2f: "Literally, 'Two God', also
called in Tonan, in Tota,
Huehueteotl, 'our Mother, our Father, the Old God.'"
Maffie n.d., sec 2f, citing...
- and springs); Xipe
Totec (a
deity of
fertility and the
natural cycle);
Huehueteotl or
Xiuhtecuhtli (a fire god);
Tlazolteotl (a
female deity tied to childbirth...
- n.d., sec 2f: "Literally, 'Two God', also
called in Tonan, in Tota,
Huehueteotl, 'our Mother, our Father, the Old God'"
Maffie n.d., sec 2f,
citing Leon-Portilla...
- and two
green stone beads were
placed in the other.
Images of the gods
Huehueteotl-Xiuhtecuhtli,
together with Tlaloc,
presided over most of the offerings...
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Huehuenches or
Huehues is a
dance whose name is
derived from the god
Huehueteotl, the god of old age and of the New Fire. A
better known similar dance...
