Lords of the Night
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In Mesoamerican mythology the Lords of the Night are a set of nine deities who each ruled over every ninth night forming a calendrical cycle. Each lord was associated with a particular fortune, bad or
Lords of the Night in Codex Borgia (1a) Tlaloc, (1b) Tepeyollotl, (1c) Tlazolteotl, (2a) Centeotl, (2b) Mictlantecuhtli, (2c) Chalchiuhtlicue, (3a) Piltzintecuhtli, (3b) Tezcatlipoca, (3c) Xiuhtecuhtli. The actual reading order of the panels is boustrophedon and begins in the bottom right: 3c, 3b, 3a, 2a, 2b, 2c, 1c, 1b, 1a.
Xiuhtecuhtli
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In Aztec mythology, Xiuhtēcuhtli, was the god of fire, day and heat. In historical sources he is called by many names, which reflect his varied aspects and dwellings in the three parts of the cosmos.
Xiuhtēcuhtli as depicted in the Codex Borgia
Statue of Xiuhtecuhtli in the British Museum.
The mask of Xiuhtecuhtli, from the British Museum, of Aztec or Mixtec provenance.
Xiuhtecuhtli in his role as one of the lords of the night, from the Codex Borgia.