Xochipilli

Xochipilli
Aztec God

Tuesday, December 6, 2011



Xochipilli

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Xochipilli was the god of art, games, beauty, dance, flowers, and song in Aztec mythology. His name contains the Nahuatlwords xochitl ("flower") and pilli (either "prince" or "child"), and hence means "flower prince". As the patron of writing and painting, he was called Chicomexochitl "

Seven-flower", but he could also be referred to as Macuilxochitl "Five-flower". His wife was the human girl Mayahuel[citation needed], and his twin sister was Xochiquetzal. As one of the gods responsible for fertility and agricultural produce, he was also associated with Tlaloc (god of rain), and Cinteotl (god of maize).[citation needed] Xochipilli corresponds to the Tonsured Maize God among the Classic Mayas.

Xochipilli was also the patron of both homosexuals and male prostitutes, a role possibly resulting from his being absorbed from the Toltec civilisation[1][2]



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Carlos Chávez: Xochipilli (1940) - YouTube

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Carlos Chávez (1899-1978): Xochipilli, una musica azteca immaginaria, per 4 fiati e percussioni (1940).

La Camerata (Panamerican Chamber Players) e Tambuco Percussion Ensemble diretti da Eduardo Mata

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