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'''''' (, 'Five Rabbit'; from Classical Nahuatl: , 'five' + , 'rabbit') is one of the five deities from Aztec and other central Mexican pre-Columbian mythological traditions who, known collectively as the , symbolized excess, over-indulgence and the attendant punishments and consequences thereof.

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'''''' (, 'Five Rabbit'; from Classical Nahuatl: , 'five' + , 'rabbit') is one of the five deities from Aztec and other central Mexican pre-Columbian mythological traditions who, known collectively as the , symbolized excess, over-indulgence and the attendant punishments and consequences thereof.

and the other — ('5 flower'), ('5 lizard'), ('5 vulture'), and ('5 grass')— bore the names of specific days in the (Aztec/central Mexican version of the Mesoamerican 260-day calendar), where the day coefficient () of five had overtones associated with excess and loss of control. Postclassic central Mexican traditions identified rabbits with the beverage and insobriety, and by extension had a particular association with inebriation and excessive consumption.

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