Itzamna

Itzamna – He of the Writing

Itzamna is the preeminent deity of the Mayan Yucatan peninsula. Itzamna is the Lord of Night and Day; the Lord of Healing and Medicine. Itzamna may be a deified first priest, the founderof Maya culture. He invented the Mayan calendar, mathematics, and the arts of calculating and writing. He is a healer and diviner. Among the other gifts he brought the Maya are maize and cacao. He is the patron of scribes. (Make him a book to request his favour.) Itzamna vehemently rejects anything to do with violence or destruction.

ORIGIN:

Maya

MANIFESTATION:

An old man or a caiman

ATTRIBUTE:

An obsidian mirror with which to scry

CONSORT:

Ix Chel

SACRED ANIMALS:

Caimans, lizards, fish

OFFERINGS:

Tamales

SEE ALSO:

• Ix Chel
• Mayan Mythology
• Meso American Mythology

SOURCE:

Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses– Written by :Judika Illes Copyright © 2009 by Judika Illes.