Huhetotl

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Huhetotl is the chaotic god of the Archeologist pantheon in NetHack.

A demon called the Minion of Huhetotl serves as the Archeologist quest nemesis.

Origin

Huehueteotl (also Huehuetéotl or Ueueteotl) is an aged Mesoamerican deity in the pantheons of pre-Columbian cultures, particularly the Aztecs and other civilizations of the Central Mexico region - images and iconography depicting Huehueteotl have been found at other archaeological sites across Mesoamerica, such as the Gulf region, western Mexico, protoclassic-era sites in the Guatemalan highlands, and late-postclassic sites on the northern Yucatán Peninsula. The name stems from Nahuatl huēhueh [ˈweːweʔ] ("old") and teōtl [ˈteoːt͡ɬ] ("god").

Huehueteotl is frequently considered to overlap with, or be another aspect of, a central Mexican/Aztec deity associated with fire named Xiuhtecuhtli. In particular the Florentine Codex identifies Huehueteotl as an alternative epithet for Xiutecuhtli, and consequently that deity is sometimes referred to as Xiutecuhtli-Huehueteotl. However, Huehueteotl is characteristically depicted as an aged or even decrepit being, often with a beard, whereas Xiutecuhtli's appearance is much more youthful and vigorous, in line with his marked association with rulership and (youthful) warriors.

Encyclopedia entry

Both "Huhetotl" and the alternate spelling "Huehuetotl" return this entry:

Huehuetotl, or Huhetotl, which means Old God, was the Aztec
(classical Mesoamerican) god of fire. He is generally
associated with paternalism and one of the group classed
as the Xiuhtecuhtli complex. He is known to send his
minions to wreak havoc upon ordinary humans.

[ after the Encyclopedia of Gods, by Michael Jordan ]