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Patecatl

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.