Information AboutMacuiltochtli |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT MACUILTOCHTLI | |
| aztec gods | |
| mesoamerican deities | |
| aztec mythology and religion | |
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Macuiltochtli and the other Ahuiateteo — Macuilxochitl (''"5 flower"''), Macuilcuetzpalin (''"5 lizard"''), Macuilcozcacuahtli (''"5 vulture"''), and Macuilmalinalli (''"5 grass"'')— bore the names of specific days in the '' Tonalpohualli '' (Aztec/central Mexican version of the Mesoamerican 260-day Calendar ), where the day coefficient ('' Trecena '') of ''five'' had overtones associated with excess and loss of control. Postclassic central Mexican traditions identified Rabbit s with the beverage Pulque and insobriety, and by extension Macuiltochtli had a particular association with inebriation and excessive consumption.Miller and Taube, ''Op. Cit.'', p.142. Macuiltochtli was also part of the of Centzon Totochtin , the four hundred Rabbit which were all gods of drunkenness. SEE ALSO
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