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InAztec mythology,Ometochtli (pronounced[oːmetoːtʃtɬi]) is the collective or generic name of various individual deities and supernatural figures associated withpulque (octli),[1] an alcoholic beverage derived from the fermented sap of themaguey plant.[2] By the Late Postclassic period ofMesoamerican chronology a collection of beliefs and religious practices had arisen in the context of the manufacture and ritualistic consumption of the beverage, known as the "pulque (or octli) cult" with probable origins in a mountainous region ofcentral Mexico. In Aztec societyoctli rituals formed a major component ofAztec religion and observance, and there were numerous local deities and classes ofsacerdotes ("priests") associated with it.[3]
"Ometochtli" is acalendrical name inClassical Nahuatl, with the literal meaning of "two rabbit".
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