Macuiltonaleque, Codex Borgia.

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] They were associated with the Tzitzimimeh, a group of frightening beings that personified death, drought, and war.[2]

The five gods are:[1]

  • Mācuīlcōzcacuāuhtli (Nahuatl pronunciation: [maːkʷiːɬkoːsˈkaːʍt͡ɬi]; Five Vulture), the god of gluttony
  • Mācuīlcuetzpalin (Nahuatl pronunciation: [maːkʷiːɬkʷet͡sˈpalin̥]; Five Lizard)
  • Mācuīlmalīnalli (Nahuatl pronunciation: [maːkʷiːɬmaliːˈnalːi]; Five Grass)
  • Mācuīltōchtli (Nahuatl pronunciation: [maːkʷiːɬˈtoːt͡ʃt͡ɬi]; Five Rabbit), the god of drunkenness
  • Mācuīlxōchitl (Nahuatl pronunciation: [maːkʷiːɬˈʃoːt͡ʃit͡ɬ]; Five Flower), the god of gambling and music; also an aspect of Xōchipilli

References

  1. 1 2 Miller and Taube 1993, 2003, p. 40.
  2. ↑ Pohl 1998, pp. 194–195.

Bibliography

  • Miller, Mary; Karl Taube (2003, 1993). An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-27928-4. OCLC 28801551
  • Pohl, John M. D. (Spring 1998). Themes of Drunkenness, Violence, and Factionalism in Tlaxcalan Altar Paintings. RES: Anthropology and Aesthetics No. 33, Pre-Columbian States of Being, pp. 184–207. The President and Fellows of Harvard College acting through the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology JSTOR 20167008 (subscription required)


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