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Xochipilli

In Aztec mythology, Xochipilli ("flower prince") was the god of love, games, beauty, dance, flowers, maize, and song. His wife was Mayahuel and his twin sister was Xochiquetzal. As one of the gods responsible for fertility and agricultural produce, he was associated with Tlaloc, god of rains, and Cinteotl, god of maize.

Alternative: Macuilxochitl ("five flowers")