Ahuiateteo () or Macuiltonaleque () were a group of five

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of excess and

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. They also represented the dangers that come along with these. These five gods were also invoked by

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s and

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.Miller and Taube 1993, 2003, p. 40. They were associated with the

Tzitzimimeh In Aztec mythology, a Tzitzimitl (plural Tzitzimimeh ) is a monstrous deity associated with stars. They were depicted as skeletal female figures wearing skirts often with skull and crossbones designs. In postconquest descriptions they are often de ...

, a group of frightening beings that personified death, drought, and war.Pohl 1998, pp. 194–195. The five gods are: * Macuilcozcacuauhtli (; Five

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), the god of

gluttony Gluttony ( la, gula, derived from the Latin ''gluttire'' meaning "to gulp down or swallow") means over-indulgence and over-consumption of food, drink, or wealth items, particularly as status symbols. In Christianity, it is considered a sin if ...

* Macuilcuetzpalin (; Five lizard) * Macuilmalinalli (; Five grass) * Macuiltochtli (; Five rabbit), the god of

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* Macuilxochitl (; Five flower), the god of

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and

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and an aspect of

Xōchipilli is the god of art, games, dance, flowers, and song in Aztec mythology. His name contains the Nahuatl words ("flower") and (either "prince" or "child") and hence means "flower prince". Associations As the patron of writing and painting, he wa ...

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Themes of Drunkenness, Violence, and Factionalism in Tlaxcalan Altar Paintings
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