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title: Xolotl & Xiuhcoatl
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13680/xolotl--xiuhcoatl/
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updated: 2025-09-11
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# Xolotl & Xiuhcoatl
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13680.jpg)
## Image Caption
Painting of the dog-headed [Aztec](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aztec_Civilization/) [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Xolotl](https://www.worldhistory.org/Xolotl/) with the fire serpent Xiuhcoatl, from a facsimile of the pre-Hispanic *Borgia Codex*, 16th century.
The British Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
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Museum, B. (2021, March 19). Xolotl & Xiuhcoatl. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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