Aztec Symbols

Aztec Symbols

Learn about the two aztec calendars, the tonalpohualli and the xiuhpohualli, and about various aztec symbols

Aztec Gods-Macuilxochitl

Macuilxochitl (Five Flower) He is the principal god of the Ahuiateteo and the patron god of the palace folk as well as of games and gambling, especially the patolli game. In addition, Macuilxochitl is the deity of the flowers and excessive pleasures. He punishes people by inflicting hemorrhoids and diseases of the genitals. He is closely associated and often overlapping with Xochipilli, the Flower Prince.
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