Humanities Religion & Spirituality Macuilxochitl: Macuilxochitl, God of Gambling in Aztec Religion, Mythology Share Flipboard Email Print Xochipilli, Macuilxochitl: God of Gambling in Aztec Religion, Mythology. Image Source: Jupiter Images Religion & Spirituality Atheism & Agnosticism Belief Systems Logic & Reasoning Ethics & Morality Key Figures Evolution Schools & Systems Misconceptions Christianity Catholicism Islam Judaism Hinduism Buddhism Latter-Day Saints Taoism Alternative Religion Angels & Miracles Sikhism Holistic Healing Paganism / Wicca Astrology View More by Austin Cline Updated March 15, 2017 Name and Etymology:Macuilxochitl, "Five Flower"Xochipilli, "Flower Prince"AhuiateotlReligion and Culture of Macuilxochitl:Aztec, MesoamericaSymbols, Iconography, and Art of Macuilxochitl:Aztec art often depicts Macuilxochitl with red skin, as having a human hand over his mouth, and carrying a sharp stick penetrating a human heart.Macuilxochitl is God of:GamblingGamesFeastsTabac smokersMusic and DanceSacred ball game NahuatlPalace ResidentsVoluptuousnessChief of the Ahuiateteo (gods of excess)WritingPaintingHemorrhoidsFlowersSouls Equivalents in Other Cultures:unknown please email me if you have any information to add about this.Story and Origin of Macuilxochitl:Although generally portrayed as encouraging fun and dancing, Xochipilli could also send boils, hemorrhoids, and venereal disease to anyone who violates fasts by engaging in sexual intercourse. There were limits, it seems, to the times and places for when fun was appropriate.Family Tree and Relationships of Macuilxochitl:Associated with CinteotlHusband of MayahuelBrother of Ixtlilton, MacuilxochitlBrother of Xochiquetzal, "Feathered Flower," goddess of floweringTemples, Worship and Rituals of Macuilxochitl:Aztecs worshipped Xochipilli at the festival of Tecuilhuitontli, which occurred during the growing season. An impersonator of Xochipilli would be sacrificed during this festival then his flayed skin worn by a priest.Mythology and Legends of Macuilxochitl: unknown please email me if you have any information to add about this. citecite this article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Cline, Austin. "Macuilxochitl: Macuilxochitl, God of Gambling in Aztec Religion, Mythology." ThoughtCo, Mar. 15, 2017, thoughtco.com/macuilxochitl-aztec-god-of-gambling-248585. Cline, Austin. (2017, March 15). Macuilxochitl: Macuilxochitl, God of Gambling in Aztec Religion, Mythology. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/macuilxochitl-aztec-god-of-gambling-248585 Cline, Austin. "Macuilxochitl: Macuilxochitl, God of Gambling in Aztec Religion, Mythology." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/macuilxochitl-aztec-god-of-gambling-248585 (accessed April 20, 2018). copy citation Continue Reading