Centzon Totochtin
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In Aztec mythology
, the Centzon Totochtin ("four-hundred rabbit
s"; also Centzontotochtin) are a group of deities who meet for frequent parties; they are divine rabbits, and the gods of drunkenness. Some of their named members include Tepoztecatl
, Texcatzonatl, Colhuatzincatl Macuiltochtli ("five-rabbit") and Ometotchtli
("two-rabbit"). Their parents were Patecatl
and Mayahuel
, and they may have been brothers of Ixtlilton
.
Aztec mythology
The aztec civilization recognized a polytheistic mythology, which contained the many deities and supernatural creatures from their religious beliefs. "orlando"- History :...
, the Centzon Totochtin ("four-hundred rabbit
Rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...
s"; also Centzontotochtin) are a group of deities who meet for frequent parties; they are divine rabbits, and the gods of drunkenness. Some of their named members include Tepoztecatl
Tepoztecatl
In Aztec mythology, Tepoztecatl was the god of pulque, of drunkenness and fertility. The deity was also known by his calendrical name, Ometochtli...
, Texcatzonatl, Colhuatzincatl Macuiltochtli ("five-rabbit") and Ometotchtli
Ometotchtli
In Aztec mythology, Ometochtli is the collective or generic name of various individual deities and supernatural figures associated with pulque , an alcoholic beverage derived from the fermented sap of the maguey plant...
("two-rabbit"). Their parents were Patecatl
Patecatl
In Aztec mythology, Patecatl is a god of healing and fertility, and the discoverer of peyoteas well as the "lord of the root of pulque ". With Mayahuel, he was the father of the Centzon Totochtin....
and Mayahuel
Mayahuel
Mayahuel is the female divinity associated with the maguey plant among cultures of central Mexico in the Postclassic era of pre-Columbian Mesoamerican chronology, and in particular of the Aztec cultures...
, and they may have been brothers of Ixtlilton
Ixtlilton
In Aztec mythology, Ixtlilton was the Mexican god of medicine and healing, and therefore was often alluded to as the brother of Macuilxochitl, the god of well-being or good luck....
.