 Xiuhtecuhtli is closely associated with youthful warriors and with rulership, and was considered a solar god.His principal symbols are the "tecpatl" (flint) and the "mamalhuatzin", the two sticks that were rubbed together to light ceremonial fires.A staff with a deer's head was also an attribute of Xiuhtecuhtli, although not exclusively so as it could also be associated with Xochiquetzal and other deities.