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Xochipilli, Aztec God of dance and music, 900-1500 A.D.

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Xōchipilli as depicted in the Borgia Codex. Xōchipilli [ʃu˕ːt͡ʃiˈpiɬːi] is the god of art, games, dance, flowers, and song in Aztec mythology. His name contains the Nahuatl words xōchitl ("flower") and pilli (either "prince" or "child") and hence means "flower prince".