Xiuhtecuhtli
E630439
Xiuhtecuhtli is the Aztec god of fire, time, and the hearth, revered as a primordial creator and source of life-giving warmth and energy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xiuhtecuhtli canonical | 13 |
| Huehueteotl | 1 |
| Huehuetéotl | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6907241 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xiuhtecuhtli Context triple: [Aztec mythology, hasCentralDeity, Xiuhtecuhtli]
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A.
Huitzilopochtli
Huitzilopochtli is the Aztec god of the sun and war, revered as the patron deity of Tenochtitlan and central to Mexica state religion and ritual sacrifice.
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B.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl was a powerful Aztec tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire to its greatest extent and overseeing major building projects, including the enlargement of the Templo Mayor.
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C.
Coyolxauhqui
Coyolxauhqui is an Aztec moon goddess known from Mexica mythology, particularly for the myth in which she is dismembered by her brother Huitzilopochtli at the birth of the sun and war god.
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D.
Tezcatlipoca
Tezcatlipoca is a major Aztec deity associated with night, sorcery, conflict, and destiny, often depicted as a powerful and unpredictable god of rulership and change.
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E.
Xochicueyetl
Xochicueyetl was a noblewoman of the Aztec elite best known as the mother of the emperor Moctezuma II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Xiuhtecuhtli Target entity description: Xiuhtecuhtli is the Aztec god of fire, time, and the hearth, revered as a primordial creator and source of life-giving warmth and energy.
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A.
Huitzilopochtli
Huitzilopochtli is the Aztec god of the sun and war, revered as the patron deity of Tenochtitlan and central to Mexica state religion and ritual sacrifice.
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B.
Ahuitzotl
Ahuitzotl was a powerful Aztec tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlan known for expanding the empire to its greatest extent and overseeing major building projects, including the enlargement of the Templo Mayor.
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C.
Coyolxauhqui
Coyolxauhqui is an Aztec moon goddess known from Mexica mythology, particularly for the myth in which she is dismembered by her brother Huitzilopochtli at the birth of the sun and war god.
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D.
Tezcatlipoca
Tezcatlipoca is a major Aztec deity associated with night, sorcery, conflict, and destiny, often depicted as a powerful and unpredictable god of rulership and change.
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E.
Xochicueyetl
Xochicueyetl was a noblewoman of the Aztec elite best known as the mother of the emperor Moctezuma II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aztec deity
ⓘ
Mesoamerican deity ⓘ god of fire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Fire ceremony
ⓘ
life and death ⓘ renewal of the calendar cycle ⓘ royal authority ⓘ |
| calendarAssociation |
Xiuhpohualli (solar year)
ⓘ
linked to:
Xiuhpohualli
tonalpohualli (260-day ritual calendar) ⓘ
linked to:
Tonalpohualli
|
| consort | Chantico ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
center of the universe
ⓘ
source of cosmic heat ⓘ |
| culture |
Aztec
ⓘ
linked to:
Aztec culture
|
| depictedAs |
a youthful figure adorned with turquoise
ⓘ
an old man with a brazier on his back ⓘ |
| domain |
daylight
ⓘ
fire ⓘ hearth ⓘ life-giving energy ⓘ time ⓘ volcanoes ⓘ warmth ⓘ |
| element | fire ⓘ |
| festival | New Fire ceremony every 52 years ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Classical Nahuatl ⓘ |
| meaningOfName |
Lord of the Year
ⓘ
Turquoise Lord ⓘ |
| offeringType |
copal incense
ⓘ
food offerings at the hearth ⓘ turquoise objects ⓘ |
| otherName |
Huehueteotl
ⓘ
linked to:
Xiuhtecuhtli
|
| parent |
Omecihuatl
ⓘ
Ometecuhtli ⓘ
linked to:
Ometeotl
|
| role |
lord of the year
ⓘ
patron of the household hearth ⓘ primordial creator ⓘ protector against cold ⓘ |
| symbol |
fire serpent
ⓘ
hearth ⓘ turquoise ⓘ year sign ⓘ |
| title |
Lord of Fire
ⓘ
Lord of the Year ⓘ Old God of the Hearth ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Aztecs
ⓘ
linked to:
Mexica
other Nahua peoples ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
household hearths
ⓘ
temples in Tenochtitlan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Xiuhtecuhtli Description of subject: Xiuhtecuhtli is the Aztec god of fire, time, and the hearth, revered as a primordial creator and source of life-giving warmth and energy.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.