![]() God of the seas, oceans, wind, and storms. Gukumatz of the Kʼicheʼ Maya is closely related to the god Kukulkan of Yucatán and to Quetzalcoatl of the Aztec. The depiction of the feathered serpent deity is present in other cultures of Mesoamerica. The three patron deities of the Palenque kingdom, made up of a sea deity with a shell ear, GII a baby lightning god ( god K), and GIII the jaguar god of fire, also patron of the number seven.Ī feathered snake god and creator. In art, he was a dark-skinned man with circles around his eyes, a scorpion tail and dangling lower lip. He was depicted carrying a bag over his shoulder. He is often depicted as a dancing human skeleton smoking a cigarette.Ĭolop U Uichkin *RITUAL OF THE BACABS* Įk Chuaj, the "black war chief" was the patron god of warriors and merchants. The main god of homosexual relationships.Ī god of earthquakes and death who lived in Metnal. Chiccan was also the name of a day in the Tzolkin cycle of the calendar.Ī giant who was, by Vucub Caquix, the mother of Cabrakan and Zipacna. ![]() As with the Bacabs, each of the rain gods was associated with a cardinal direction. The god of rain, thunder, and lighting, wields an axe of lightning, brother to Kinich Ahau.Ī fish god and the patron deity of fishermen.Ī group of four Chorti rain gods who live in lakes and make rain clouds from the water in them. The Bacab of the north, associated with the color white, and the Muluc years. He was a son of Vucub Caquix and Chimalmat. The god of war, violence, sacrifice and gambling.Ī god of mountains and earthquakes. "Nine Strides", mentioned in the Books of Chilam Balam and in Classic inscriptions functions unknown. One of the creator and destroyer deities who participated in the last two attempts at creating humanity.īolon Tzʼakab (Dzacab) *L* Īh Bolon Dzacab "Innumerable Generations", the lightning god, patron of the harvest and the seeds. Also any of a group of jaguar gods who protected people and communities.Ī sky god. The old god of the interior of the earth and of thunder, sky-carrier, fourfold. The goddess of the moon, queen of the night. ![]() The god of the sky and wood, a creator deity. The god of wine and intoxication, identified with the drink Balché. Maya mythological beings List Source Key ![]()
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