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Tequila is a drink immersed in history that goes back to the Aztecs. Legend has it that the agave plant from which tequila is made was a gift from the gods. One story says that it was the result of an unhappy love affair between Quetzalcoatl and Mayahuel, sometimes called the goddess of agave.
The legend of the agave
The Aztecs believed that there was a goddess in the creation of the earth in heaven. Her name was Cinzimitl, but she was an evil goddess who absorbed light. It brought darkness to the earth and forced the locals to make human sacrifices to get some light.
One day Quetzalcoatl (the Feathered Serpent) got tired of it and decided to do something about it. Quetzalcoatl believed in honor, so he ascended to heaven to fight the evil goddess Cinzimitl. During his search, he did not find her, but instead found his granddaughter Mayahuel (one of the goddesses of fertility), who had been abducted by the evil goddess. Quetzalcoatl fell in love with her. Instead of killing the evil goddess, he brought Mayahuel down to live with him.
When Cinzimitl found out, she became very angry and started looking for them. The couple was forced to move from one place to another to hide from her. One day they decided that since they had nowhere else to hide, they would become trees. The two trees stood side by side so that their leaves were caressed when the wind blew.
The evil goddess continued to search and sent her light-absorbing stars, which finally found them. Cinzimitl descended and a great battle ensued in which Mayahuel was killed. When he found out, Quetzalcoatl was angry and sad. He buried the remains of his beloved, then flew to heaven and killed the evil goddess.
So the light returned to earth, but Quetzalcoatl lost a loved one. Every night he went to her grave and cried.
The other gods watched this and decided they had to do something for him. A plant began to grow on the grave site. The gods gave this plant small hallucinogenic properties that calmed Quetzalcoatl's soul. From there, he could drink the elixir that comes from this plant and find solace.
That is why the Aztecs believed that the agave plant and tequilas have special properties - to calm the souls of those who have lost someone dear to their hearts.
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