Category: Mayan Mythology

Ix Chel – Lady Rainbow; Old Woman with the Jaguar Claws; Lady Splotch of Blood; Lady All Embracer Ix Chel presides over sex, childbirth, healing,…

Itzamna – He of the Writing Itzamna is the preeminent deity of the Mayan Yucatan peninsula. Itzamna is the Lord of Night and Day; the…

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…

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…

When the Conquistadores arrived in Central America in the sixteenth century, they were appalled to discover that not only did the indigenous people venerate spirits…