John Shaqi
Aztec1300 CE – 1521 CE

Ometochtli

Aztec Empire

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. By the Late Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology a collection of beliefs and religious practices had arisen in the context of the manufacture and ritualistic consumption of the beverage, known as the "pulque cult" with probable origins in a mountainous region of central Mexico. In Aztec society octli rituals formed a major component of Aztec religion and observance, and there were numerous local deities and classes of sacerdotes ("priests") associated with it.

Ometochtli

Ometochtli

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. By the Late Postclassic period of Mesoamerican chronology a collection of beliefs and religious practices had arisen in the context of the manufacture and ritualistic consumption of the beverage, known as the "pulque cult" with probable origins in a mountainous region of central Mexico. In Aztec society octli rituals formed a major component of Aztec religion and observance, and there were numerous local deities and classes of sacerdotes ("priests") associated with it.

Pantheon: Aztec Culture: Nahua / Aztec Civilization: Aztec Empire Period: 1300 CE – 1521 CE

Source: Wikipedia

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ometochtli

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