Mexica
Xiuhtecuhtli
Turquoise Lord
Fire, the year, the hearth at the world's center
Old fire and young fire. Xiuhtecuhtli is the hearth in every house and the fire at the center of the universe, dressed in turquoise. Every fifty-two years the New Fire — Xiuhmolpilli, the binding of the years — was drilled at midnight on a hill above the lake. If the flame caught, the next cycle could begin. He is time you can warm your hands on.