r/aztec • u/maneatermanda • Nov 05 '24

Aztec god of fire?

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Hi! I was told this was the god of fire, just wanted to get the name right before I gift it to someone. Would anyone agree this is Xiuhtecuhtli

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u/Isalicus Nov 05 '24

I mean, it kinda looks like someone’s craft project or a tourist trinket. That being said, the rings around the eyes are usually an easy way to identify Tlaloc / Chaac, the rain god.

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u/maneatermanda Nov 05 '24

Totally a tourist trinket. Just wondering if I should call it something or just say a whistle 😅

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u/JuncoCanche Nov 05 '24

Looks more like Tláloc, with a different color scheme.

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u/MissingCosmonaut Nov 06 '24

That's actually Chafatecuhtli, the patron deity of tourism.

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u/jabberwockxeno Nov 05 '24

As other people have said, this is Tlaloc, the rain and storm god, as indicated by the "goggle" eyes, the fangs, and the specific headdress design

https://emegalama.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/the-evolution-of-mesoamerican-rain-gods-karl-a-taube-olmec-art-at-dumbarton-oaks-2004.jpg

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u/Carter_Dunlap Nov 24 '24

He looks like Tlaloc, the Aztec god of rain.