those doomed to a gladiatorial death, the fire-snake xiuhcoatl as an atlatl , or spear-thrower, and the bow, which he was supposed to have invented or introduced into Mexico. The flag held by him on some occasions represents the panquetzaliztli festival in Codices Telleriano-Remensis and Vaticanus A .
Variations.—He is frequently to be observed wearing the insignia of the stellar gods of war and hunting (Mixcoatl, Camaxtli).
According to Seler (*Commentary on the Codex Vaticanus