Explore: Maya Goddesses

imprisoned in a sweatbath to become its patron deity. Several Maya myths have aged goddesses end up in the same place, in particular the Cakchiquel and Tzʼutujil

The traditional Mayas generally assume the Moon to be female, and the Moon's perceived phases are accordingly conceived as the season. In the codices

(200–1000 CE), Post-Classic (1000–1539 CE) and Contact Period (1511–1697) of Maya religion. The names are mainly taken from the books of Chilam Balam, Lacandon

Mesopotamian goddesses include Ninhursag, Ninlil, Antu and Gaga. Goddesses of the Ennead of Heliopolis: Tefnut, Nut, Nephthys, Isis Goddesses of the Ogdoad

James). Awilix is featured as an assassin of the Maya pantheon in Smite. She is one of two Maya goddesses in the game. List of lunar deities Carmack 2001a

In Maya mythology, Chriakan-Ixmucane[pronunciation?] was a creator goddess formed out of four earlier creator gods. She is one of the thirteen creator

La Xtabay (Spanish pronunciation: [la iʃ.taˈβaj]) is a Yucatec Maya folklore tale about a demonic femme fatale who preys upon men in the Yucatán Peninsula

Ix Tab or Ixtab ([iʃˈtaɓ]; "Rope Woman", "Hangwoman") was the indigenous Maya goddess of suicide by hanging. Playing the role of a psychopomp, she would

epithet for goddesses such as Lakshmi and Durga. A similar word is also found in the Avestan māyā with the meaning of "magic power". Maya can refer to

Taube's Schellhas-Zimmermann letter designation for one of the most important Maya deities: a youthful woman to whom considerable parts of the post-Classic