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Mayan Deities - in progress

A place to read up on the associations with the many deities we come across.

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Mayan Deities - in progress

Postby Branwen on Fri Sep 28, 2007 11:22 am

A -

Ab Kin Xoc -
Also known as Ppiz Hiu Tec, he was a God of poetry and war.

Ac Yanto -
Meaning 'our helper', Ac Yanto appeared after the Spanish Invasion. He is refered to as the 'God of the White Men' and is sometimes considered responsible for creating the Europeans. His brother is the Creation God Hachacyum.

Acan -
Meaning 'groan', he is a God of Wine and intoxification.

Acantuns -
Guardian stone idol. There were four in each village and at night four Balams sat on them and kept watch.

Acat - God of Tattoos.

Ah-Bolom-Tzacam -
Also known as Ah-Bolom-Dz'acab. The God of Aristocracy.

Ah-Chicumek -
Also known as Xamen-Ek. God of the North, Holiness and Godliness.

Ah-Chuy-Kak -
A God of War.

Ah-Ciliz -
God of Eclipses.

Ah-Cun-Can -
A God of War.

Ah-Cuztal - God of Birth.

Ah-Hoya -
Also known as Chac, Cocijo, God B. The God of Agriculture, Fertility, Rain and Lightening.

Ah-Hulneb -
A Local Goad of War who lived at Tantun

Ah-Kin -
Ahau-Kin, Kinich-Ahau, Kinich-Ajaw-Pakal, God G. One of a triad of Gods - the Palenque-Triad. The God of the number four, Disease and Drought.

Ah-Muzen-Cab -
Also known as Ah-Mucen-Cab. The God of Bees and Honey.

Ah-Peku -
The God of Thunder.

Ah-Puch -
Also known as Cizin, God A, Hunhau, Kimil, Kisin, Yum-Kimil. A God of Death, he ruled the 9th level of the Underworld.

Ah-Tzul -
Also known as God Z. Meaning 'Dog' he is a Scorpion God.

Ah-Uuk-Yol-Zip -
Also known as God Y, Ek-Zip. The God of Deer Hunting.

Akbul -
The terrifying God of Darkness and the Night.

Alaghom-Naom -
Also known as Alaghom-Naom-Tzentel. A Mother Goddess of Mind and Thought.

Alphabet Gods -
Before the names of the Gods were known, they were referred to by letters of the alphabet.

B -

Bacabs -
Also known as Becabs, Chaob. The Bacabs are the four offspring of Itzamna and Ixchel. They were said to hold up the four corners of the sky, relating to the four cardinal directions. Each also had a preferred colour.
Mulac - North - White
Cauac - South - Yellow
Kan - East - Red
Ix - West - Black

Backlum Chaam -
The God of Male Sexuality and the Male Libido.

Balac -
A God of War.

Balams -
Meaning Jaguar, Balams are spirits of protection. They would protect villages at night while sitting on the Acantuns.

Balanque -
Also known as Xbalanque, God CH, Ixbalanque, Yax Balam. A Moon God and the twin brother of Hunahpu.

Belachina -
The wife of Ben-Elaba. A Goddess of Death and the Underworld.

Ben-Elaba -
The husband of Belachina. A God of the Sun, War and Sacrifices.


Sources:

http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/mayan-mythology.php

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_mytho ... ral_Beings

http://www.geocities.com/musesrealm/azt ... mgods.html
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