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Macuiltochtli (pronounced [makʷiɬtoːtʃtɬi], 'Five Rabbit'; from Classical Nahuatl: macuilli, 'five' + tochtli, 'rabbit') is one of the five deities from Aztec and other central Mexican pre-Columbian mythological traditions who, known collectively as the Ahuiateteo, symbolized excess, over-indulgence and the attendant punishments and consequences thereof.
Macuilxochitzin (born c. 1435), also referred to in some texts as Macuilxochitl, [1] was a poet (cuicanitl [2]) during the peak years of the Aztec civilization. She was the daughter of Tlacaélael , [ 3 ] a counselor to the Aztec kings and the niece of the Tlatoani warrior Axayacatl . [ 1 ]
Xochiquetzal, left, and Xochipilli. Codex Fejérváry-Mayer Statue of Xochipilli (From the National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City). In the mid-19th century, a 16th-century [citation needed] Aztec statue of Xochipilli was unearthed on the side of the volcano Popocatépetl near Tlalmanalco.
Pictographically the Relacion geografica de Macuilxochitl translates or associates the name as "five flower". Joseph Whitecotton suggests that quia-should be read as "rock" or "hill" instead of "flower", and proposes that bela or pela means "reed"; therefore quiabelagayo can with justification be interpreted as "Hill of 5-Reed". [3]
Āhuiatēteoh (Nahuatl pronunciation: [aːwiyateːˈteoʔ]) or Mācuīltōnalequeh (Nahuatl pronunciation: [maːkʷiːɬtoːnaˈlekee̥]) were a group of five Aztec gods of excess and pleasure. They also represented the dangers that come along with these. These five gods were also invoked by diviners and mystics. [1]
Macuilxochitl is the imperceptible god, an entity beyond the scope of human thought, a timeless being dwelling in the cosmos. Xochipilli is the embodiment of the same spirit on Earth, perceived in the visible, tangible, and edible world".
The main economic activities are agriculture (corn, garlic, beans and various fruits), dairy farming and the production of mezcal. [1] As municipal seat, San Jerónimo Tlacochahuaya has governing jurisdiction over the following communities: La Loma, Luis Alonso León, Macuilxóchitl de Artigas Carranza and Ojo de Agua.
Xóchitl (Mexican Spanish pronunciation: [ˈʃotʃitɬ]) [1] is the Hispanicized version of "xōchitl", the Nahuatl word for flower (Nahuatl pronunciation: [ˈʃoːtʃitɬ]) is a given name that is somewhat common in Mexico and among Chicanos for girls. [2] [3] The name has been a common Nahuatl name among Nahuas for hundreds of years.