history tbh

• maya had over 160 gods
• primary gods- corn, rain, death and primary animal was jaguar
• ITZAMNA- creator god, invented writing, patron of learning
• who is this?

  itzamna

  
• kinich ahau- sun god,
• who is this?

  kinich ahau

  
• chac- rain god
• brought rain for crop growth, caused wards and sacrifice, and created storms thunder and lightning - chac
• later transforms into jaguar god in the night, traveled across the day sky- kinich ahau
• no teeth, a large nose human form- itzamna
• curling snout, reptile fangs for feet- chac
• who is this?

  chac

  
• death god?

  ah puch
• body with hideous spots, skeletal jaw and spine?

  ah puch
• who is this?

  ah puch

  
• yum kaax: god or deity of wild vegetation and guardian of animals
• who is the son of itzamna and ix chel?

  yum kaax
• who is this?

  yum kaax

  
• which one of the maya gods hold a plant?

  yum kaax
• kukulcan- supreme god, god of 4 elements
• who is the feathered serpent?

  kukulcan
• god of- creation, resurrection, reincarnation:

  kukulcan
• who is this?

  kukulcan

  
• ek chuwah (black scorpion)- merchant deity and god of cacao.
• who is this?

  ek chuwah

  
• xaman ek (polar star god)-

  • symbol- north star
• known as god c?

  xaman
• summoned using inscense from copal tree?

  xaman ek
• who is this?

  xaman ek

  
• hunahphu and ixbalamque- twin gods of sun and moon
• heros in maya mythology?

  hunahphu and ixbalamque
• outwitted lords of xibalba and destroyed them?

  hunahphu and ixbalamque
• who is this?

  hunahphu and ixbalamque

  
• who is the wife pf itzamna?

  ix chel
• childbirth, healing, weaving and the moon?

  ix chel
• mother of many gods?

  ix chel
• who is this?

  ix chel

  
• true or false?

  only the royals would participate in blood letting. (true)
• blood letting was done with?

  stingray spine, wood, obsidian, copper
• blood letting is a common ritual