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Tres Agaves
Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Lounge
Long ago, the evil goddess Tzintzimitl kept the earth in darkness. She demanded human sacrifices. Life was difficult for people everywhere.
The honorable god Quetzalcoatl vowed to end her reign of terror, but before he managed to do so he fell in love with Tzintzimitl’s beautiful granddaughter Mayahuel. This enraged Tzintzimitl and she tried to destroy them both. They had no choice but to hide from her by becoming a pair of trees, with the leaves of one touching the leaves of the other.
After some time, Tzintzimitl discovered the disguised lovers and descended to earth to destroy them. In the ensuing battle, Mayahuel was killed. After burying her, Quetzalcoatl went up to the sky and defeated Tzintzimitl, finally allowing light to come to the earth.
Meanwhile, on Mayahuel’s gravesite, the first agave plant began to grow. It was endowed with many magical properties, and its thick sap was an elixir that could comfort the mourning soul of Quetzalcoatl.
One day the gods struck the plant with lightning, splitting it open so that its blood, or sap, seeped out from the core. This is how humans discovered the sweet nectar of the agave. It has been the basis of ritual drinks and elixirs ever since.