tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523231273885627613.post1045640220407910122..comments2024-03-26T01:02:28.347+11:00Comments on Talking Plants: What gives with agave (Mayahuel, goddess of the agave, and man-gaves)Talking Plantshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05778763864080365220noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523231273885627613.post-58139618165982535412010-10-14T20:03:50.685+11:002010-10-14T20:03:50.685+11:00Thanks Colin, and apologies for any misinterpretat...Thanks Colin, and apologies for any misinterpretations. It was a bit of a rough summary of your talk I'm afraid but I'm sure some readers will be interested in various of the facts and stories.<br />Good to meet you and look forward to crossing paths sometime again soon.<br />TimTalking Plantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05778763864080365220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1523231273885627613.post-15860446549495199942010-10-14T16:59:29.227+11:002010-10-14T16:59:29.227+11:00Hi Tim,
Great to meet up with you at Cacticon 2010...Hi Tim,<br />Great to meet up with you at Cacticon 2010.<br />You've queried the relationship between the Aztec goddess Mayahuel and agaves. I meant to mention this but clearly overlooked it! <br />An early Aztec image of Mayahuel from the Codex Borbonicus that I included early in my presentation, depicts Mayahuel holding a rope of Maguey (now sisal) with foaming pulque in her head-dress. Pulque, as I'm sure you, is a fermented but not distilled alcoholic beverage made from agaves. These intoxicating drinks were used by the aztecs in their religious ceremonies. <br />Cheers,<br />ColinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com