Note 18 — Chapter VII · THE FIRE-GODS
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The goddess must be regarded as the consuming fire, as is proved by an account of her image by Duran, representing her with open jaws and hungry fangs. It is because of this, too, that she came to be connected with the dog,18 the biting animal, and that her festival is held on the date chicunai itzcuintli, “nine dog.”