Maya Civilization Gods and goddess

• The Ancient Maya had many, many gods

  Over 160
• Many of the Maya gods had overlapping roles and names
• The Maya gods


  • Some had human forms, some took the form of an animal, others were a phenomena of nature
• Primary Maya gods


  • God of rain
  • God of corn
  • God of death
• Jaguar


  An important animal in the Mayan religion
• Yum Kaax


  The god of wild vegetation and the guardian of its animals, considered the son of Itzamná and Ixchel
• Xaman Ek


  God of the Polar Star, used for guidance and direction, also known as God C who is associated with copal trees
• Hunahpu and Xbalanque


  Twin hero gods in Maya mythology who outwitted the lords of Xibalba, the underworld
• The story of Hunahpu and Xbalanque is told in the sacred Mayan text, the Popol Vuh
• There was a Maya goddess