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The Aztecs identified the hare magueyera(la liebre magueyera) according to the chronicles of Francisco de Chimalpahin in their original relations Amaquemecan Chalco.






For the Aztecs, the foolish rabbit was an emblem of drunkenness, a crime punishable by death; and a rabbit in the house was a sign of bad luck.  Here, an Aztec chief is being adorned with his trappings of state while attendants look on. The rabbit at the top, with a maguey plant apparently sprouting from his head, represents the alcoholic beverage, pulque.




 

XVII. Hymn to the Gods of Wine.


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