| 1. | Xiuhcoatl was considered to be the nahual, or spirit form, of the Aztec fire god Xiuhtecuhtli.
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| 2. | Xiuhcoatl was a common subject of Aztec emperors apparently represented the tail of the Xiuhcoatl, the fire serpent.
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| 3. | Xiuhcoatl was a common subject of Aztec emperors apparently represented the tail of the Xiuhcoatl, the fire serpent.
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| 4. | This Xiuhcoatl wielded by Huitzilopochtli symbolises the forces of darkness being driven out by the fiery rays of the sun.
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| 5. | In the Tula has warrior columns on Mound B that bear mirrors on their backs, also surrounded by four Xiuhcoatl fire serpents.
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| 6. | The fragment was originally a part of a large stone disk that depicted the fallen Coyolxauhqui with the Xiuhcoatl fire serpent penetrating her chest.
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| 7. | The crests on their heads bear markings representing the stars and identify them as " Xiuhcoatl " ( the fire serpent ).
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| 8. | He also killed his half-sister Coyolxauhqui by tearing out her heart using a Xiuhcoatl ( a blue snake ) and throwing her body down the mountain.
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| 9. | "' Monument 19 "'depicts three figures, the principal individual wears an elaborate headdress with a Xiuhcoatl ( " turquoise / fire serpent " ) plume.
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| 10. | Tonatiuh, the Sun god, was guided across the sky by Xiuhcoatl, and was used by him as a weapon against his underworld enemies, the stars and the moon.
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