TYPE: Monstrous deity
ORIGIN: Aztec (Classical Mesoamerican) [Mexico]
INFORMATION: He performed the role of executioner when the gods sacrificed themselves to create mankind. He then sacrificed himself. In alternative tradition he tried to evade his own fate, but was himself executed by Ehecatl-Quetzalcoatl. also one of a pair of twins in the group classed as the Xiuhtecuhtli complex, regarded as patron of the ball game.