This act of creation was later un-done and re-worked by the Becabs.Ī deity who is an aspect of the sun god (Kinich Ahau) and controls drought and disease (also known as Ah-Kinchil). During this captivity, he spread seeds and set boulders across the land which grew out of the darkness. The god of merchants and material wealth often depicted as a member of a triad, with the deities Chac and Hobnil.Ī creator god who, according to the Chilam Balam creation story, covered the faces of the thirteen gods of the day and let them be captured by the nine gods of the night. One of two great gods of medicine and healing (with Cit-Bolon-Tun) known as the Lord of the Magic Tooth. His symbols are a skull and obsidian knife, both related to the practice of human sacrifice. He is depicted ruling a part of the underworld surrounded by the bones of his subjects. The following list, then, is by no means comprehensive as far as defining every god the ancient Maya worshipped in every region, village, or city but attempts to be comprehensive in detailing as much as is presently known about the gods and hopes to do so concisely.Ī Maya god of death whose name is not yet known.
Some scholars adamantly defend their definition of a certain god while other scholars maintain an opposing one and there is strong evidence for the truth of both sides.
Scholars are hardly in agreement over the age and prestige of the `king' of the gods, Hunab Ku, for example, whom some claim an ancient lineage for while others maintain a post- conquest status. Some gods remain unidentified while others' provenance is unclear or has become conflated with still other deities or with Christian concepts.
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