Huehueteotl, Mesoamerican deity, preclassic period

Dr David J Guzman National Museum of El Salvador, San Salvador

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HUEHUETEOTL

Old Fire Lord

Late Preclassic Period

Postclassic Period

Is one of the first deities in Mesoamerica, dated in the Preclassic period. Associated with the human origin and fire and is represented as an old hunchback with an incense burner in the back.

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Mesoamerican deity Huehueteotl

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Source:  San Salvador, El Salvador