Xiuhtecuhtli, whose name means "turquoise lord" in the Nahuatl language, was the Aztec "new fire" god. The Aztecs kept ... to form a butterfly, another symbol of renewal associated with Xiuhtecuhtli.

Yet another hypothesis proposes that the whistles were intended as symbols of a deity. The skull shape, for instance, might allude to the Aztec god of the underworld, Mictlantecuhtli. Aztec death ...

In Aztec mythology, Xōchipilli is the god of love ... the deity seated on a stone tablet and added hummingbirds, another symbol from Mexican culture. “They represent messengers,” SENKOE ...

The darker turquoise mosaic pieces on the cheeks and nose of the mask appear to form a butterfly, another symbol of ... the wart-faced god Nanahuatzin, who, according to Aztec mythology ...