Codex Vaticanus B.—Sheet 20: He wears on his head a notched crown like that of the earth, mountain, and rain gods, except that it is painted green and yellow, the colours of the maize. It is fastened with a tie at the occiput, which adornment is painted in like colours and resembles the knot worn by these deities. As with the Rain-god, it shows the long, dark hair hanging down below it. On his breast he wears, attached to a chain of jewelled beads, an ornament which is painted in the colours of the chalchihuitl and from which hang jewelled thongs. The loin-cloth is in the colours of the maize, showing alternate yellow and green cross-bands. Aubin Tonalamatl.—Sheet 8: Here he is represented opposite Mayauel. On his back he wears a plumed staff with a heart. In his hand he holds the quetzal feather-flag. MYTHS Cinteotl was regarded by the Mexicans as having been born of the goddess Tlazolteotl in the sacred western region of Tamoanchan (the House of Birth), which they looked upon as the original home of the maize-plant. A song sung at the atamalqualiztli festival is as follows: Born is the Maize-god In the House of Descent, In the place where the flowers are, The god One-flower. The Maize-god is born In the place of water and of mist, Where the children of men are made. In the jewel Michoacan. He is also associated with the flower-gods in certain strophes of the song to these divinities: On the ball-ground the quetzalcoxcoxtli sings; The Maize-god answers him. Beautifully sings our friend the quetzal, In the twilight of the red maize god. My song shall be heard by the lord of the twilight, The god with the thigh-skin face-painting. I came to the place where the roads meet, I, the Maize-god. Where shall I now go? Which way shall I take?