멕시코 불의신 시우테크틀리(Xiuhtecuhtli)

 

Seated stone figure of Xiuhtecuhtli, Aztec god of fire. AD 1325-1521. British Museum, London

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In Aztec mythology, Xiuhtecuhtli  ("Turquoise Lord" or "Lord of Fire"), was the god of fire, day and heat. He was the lord of volcanoes, the personification of life after death, warmth in cold (fire), light in darkness and food during famine. He was also named Cuezaltzin ("flame") and Ixcozauhqui [iʃkoˈsaʍki], and is sometimes considered to be the same as Huehueteotl ("Old God"), although Xiuhtecuhtli is usually shown as a young deity. His wife was Chalchiuhtlicue. Xiuhtecuhtli is sometimes considered to be a manifestation of Ometecuhtli, the Lord of Duality, and according to the Florentine Codex Xiuhtecuhtli was considered to be mother and father of the Gods, who dwelled in the turquoise enclosure in the center of earth

 

The mask of Xiuhtecuhtli, from the British Museum, of Aztec or Mixtec provenance (출처-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiuhtecuhtli)

 

Xiuhtecuhtli in his role as one of the lords of the night, from the Codex Borgia

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Patterns of War; (1a) Tlaloc, (1b) Xiuhtecuhtli, (2a) Mixcoatl, (2b) Xipe-Totec.

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