In
Aztec mythology, Patecatl is a god of healing and fertility and the discoverer of
peyote as well as the "lord of the root of
pulque
Pulque (; nci, metoctli), or octli, is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of the maguey (agave) plant. It is traditional in central Mexico, where it has been produced for millennia. It has the color of milk, a rather viscous c ...
". With
Mayahuel, he was the father of the
Centzon Totochtin.
In the
Aztec calendar, Patecatl is the lord of the thirteen days from 1 Monkey to 13 House. The preceding thirteen days are ruled over by
Mictlantecuhtli and the following thirteen by
Itztlacoliuhqui.
References
Aztec gods
Aztec pulque gods
Fertility gods
Health gods
Alcohol deities
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