Zakiqoxol

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 met Zakiqoxol, as told in The Annals of the Cakchiquels (16th century), they at first wanted to kill the Demon. But instead they gave him a breastplate and sandals, all blood-colored, as a gift, and “he departed and descended to the foot of the mountain.” In Cakchiquel folklore, the Demon is called “the little man of the woods.”

SEE ALSO:

• Mayan Mythology
• Meso American Mythology

SOURCE:

Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend, Third Edition – Written by Anthony S. Mercatante & James R. Dow-Copyright © 2009 by Anthony S. Mercatante