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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". With Mayahuel, he was the father of the Centzon Totochtin.

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Deity.type
Aztec
Deity.name
Patecatl
Deity.deity_of
God of pulque, lord of healing and fertility
Deity.member_of
the Nauhtzonteteo
Deity.image
Patecatl from Codex Borgia.jpg
Deity.caption
Patecatl as depicted in the Codex Borgia
Deity.abode
the volcano Popocatépetl
Deity.consort
Mayahuel
Deity.gender
Male
Deity.parents
Omecihuatl (Emerged by Tecpatl)
Deity.siblings
the Nauhtzonteteo (1,600 gods)
Deity.children
Centzon Tōtōchtin (400 rabbits)
Deity.region
Mesoamerica
Deity.ethnic_group
Aztec (Nahua)

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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". 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.

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