Mayahuel
Mayauel is in Aztec mythology, the goddess of pulque, the intoxicating drink made from the fermented sap of the agave, and hallucinogens. She is not to be confused with Mayahuel, the wife of Ehecatl. Mayauel was the wife of a farmer. One day she chased a mouse away from the maguey (agave) plantation. She found that the mouse had eaten the heart from one of the plants and had drunk its juice. As a result the mouse swayed unsteadily and was in fact drunk. Mayauel and her husband put some of the juice from the plant in a gourd and left it while they went to work in the fields. When they returned, they took a drink. They soon swayed unsteadily and became drunk. The gods, not wanting to miss out on such a discovery, took the spirit of Mayauel and made her into a goddess. In some accounts the pulque god is called Ometochtli (two rabbits). He was killed by Texcatlipoca, the Aztec creator-trickster god.
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Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by Anthony S. Mercatante & James R. Dow– Copyright © 2009 by Anthony S. Mercatante
