Xtabay, Mayan jungle goddess, is the subject of many legends told throughout the Mayan and Mayan-influenced world, most of them horror stories. Xtabay lives near lakes, rivers, and sources of freshwater. She
Maximon : The Old Man; The Uncle Christian missionaries who came to Guatemala to convert the local people encountered the primordial Mayan deity Maam. Attempts to syncretize him to Saint Simon backfired. Instead of the Mayan god fading discreetly into
Ah Raxá Lac (the lord of the green plate) In Mayan mythology, an earth god, mentioned in the Popol Vuh, sacred book of the ancient Quiché Maya of Guatemala. SEE ALSO: Mayan
Ah Puch (Ahpuch, Ahal Puh, Ah-Puchah) (to melt, to dissolve, to spoil) In Mayan mythology, god of death, the destroyer, ruler of the lowest of the nine underworlds (Hunhau), where he is
Chac (Chaac) In Mayan mythology, four-part god of rain and thunder, patron of the number 13. Chac is the Mayan equivalent of the Aztec deity Tlaloc. At his festival babies and young
Chay In the mythology of the Cakchiquel Maya, obsidian stone from which they made their cutting tools and ornaments; worshipped as a god. The Annals of the Cakchiquels, written at the end
Zakiqoxol (Zaquicoxol) (he who strikes from flint) In the mythology of the Cakchiquels, a branch of the Mayan Indians, Demon spirit of fire and the forest. When the heroes Gagavitz and Zactecauh
Ix Chel – Lady Rainbow; Old Woman with the Jaguar Claws; Lady Splotch of Blood; Lady All Embracer Ix Chel presides over sex, childbirth, healing, creativity, and weaving. In her benevolent aspect,
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
Ajitz is a Mayan word meaning “shaman,” “healer,” “wizard,” or “holy man” and is also the name given the spirit of a deified shaman. During the Spanish Conquest of Guatemala, Mayans, particularly
Zotz is a fearsome Mayan Demon and a lord of the underworld. Zotz is a huge winged being with the head of a dog, needle-sharp teeth, and a bloody, contorted grin. He
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