Macuiltochtli Explained

Macuiltochtli|italic=no (in Nahuatl languages pronounced as /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.^[1]

Macuiltochtli|italic=no and the other Ahuiateteo—[[Macuilxōchitl]]|italic=no ('5 flower'), Macuilcuetzpalin|italic=no ('5 lizard'), Macuilcozcacuahtli|italic=no ('5 vulture'), and Macuilmalinalli|italic=no ('5 grass')— bore the names of specific days in the [[tōnalpōhualli]] (Aztec/central Mexican version of the Mesoamerican 260-day calendar), where the day coefficient (Spanish; Castilian: [[trecena]]) of five had overtones associated with excess and loss of control. Postclassic central Mexican traditions identified rabbits with the beverage Spanish; Castilian: [[pulque]] and insobriety, and by extension Macuiltochtli|italic=no had a particular association with inebriation and excessive consumption.^[2]

Macuiltochtli|italic=no was also part of the [[Centzon Tōtōchtin]], the four hundred rabbits which were all gods of drunkenness.

See also

• Aztec mythology
• [[Mayahuel]]|italic=no, foremost of the Spanish; Castilian: Pulque Gods
• [[Ometochtli]]|italic=no, Two Rabbit, master of the Centzon Tōtōchtin
• [[Tepoztēcatl]]|italic=no, a Spanish; Castilian: Pulque god associated with Tepoztlán

References

• Book: Aguilar-Moreno, Manuel . 2007 . Handbook to Life in the Aztec World . Oxford and New York . . 978-0-19-533083-0 . 81150666.
• Book: Boone, Elizabeth Hill . Elizabeth Hill Boone . 2007 . Cycles of Time and Meaning in the Mexican Books of Fate . Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long series in Latin American and Latino art and culture. Austin . . 978-0-292-71263-8 . 71632174.
• Book: Miller, Mary . Mary Miller (art historian) . Karl Taube . Karl Taube . 1993 . The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya: An Illustrated Dictionary of Mesoamerican Religion . . London . 0-500-05068-6 . 27667317 . registration .
• Book: Sahagún, Bernardino de . Bernardino de Sahagún . 1997 . ca.1558–61 . . Thelma D. Sullivan (English trans. and paleography of Nahuatl text), with H.B. Nicholson, Arthur J.O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, Eloise Quiñones Keber, and Wayne Ruwet (completion, revisions, and ed.) . Civilization of the American Indians series vol. 200, part 2 . Norman . . 978-0-8061-2909-9 . 35848992.

Notes and References

1. Miller and Taube (1993), p.40.
2. Miller and Taube (1993), p.142.