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CHAPTER V

among whom she is symbolized by the spider.

MACUILXOCHITL = “FIVE FLOWER,” OR XOCHIPILLI = “FLOWER PRINCE”

  • Area of Worship: Tehuacan, Cozcatlan, Teotitlan del Camino, Oaxaca, Mexico.
  • Minor Names: Auia teotl = “God of Pleasure.” Mazatl = “Deer.” Auiatl = “The Jovial.”
  • Symbol: The sign five-flower.
  • Calendar Place: Ruler of the eleventh day-sign, ozomatli. Seventh of the thirteen day-lords. Ruler of the twentieth day-count, xochitl.
  • Festival: The Xochilhuitl (“Feast of Flowers”), one of the movable feasts.
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