Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

Hyakinthos 131Hun HunapuCreator god. Mayan (Yucatec and Quiche, classicalMesoamerican) [Mexico]. The father ofHUNAPU and Ix Balan Ku. According to the sacredMayan text Popol Vuh, he was decapitated duringa football game and his head became lodged in thecalabash tree which bore fruit from that day.Hunab KuCreator god. Mayan (Yucatec, classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. The greatest deity in thepantheon, no image is created of Hunab Ku sincehe is considered to be without form. His son is theiguana god, ITZAM NA, and he may have becomethe Mayan counterpart of the Christian god.HunapuCreator god. Mayan (Yucatec and Quiche, classicalMesoamerican) [Mexico]. According to thesacred text Popol Vuh, the son of HUN HUNAPUand the twin brother of Ix Balan Ku. Tradition hasit that, like his father, he was decapitated in a historicstruggle with the underworld gods and subsequentlybecame the sun god, while his sibling isthe apotheosis of the moon.HunaunicSee CHAOB.Hung Sheng (holy one)Guardian god. Chinese. A deity who protectsfishing boats and their crews against danger atsea in the Southern Ocean. His role is similar tothat of the goddess KUAN YIN. Little is known ofthe origin of Hung Sheng, but he was allegedly amortal who died on the thirteenth day of the secondmoon, which falls two days before the springequinox when the sea dragon king, Lung Wang,is believed to leave the ocean and ascend into theheavens. The god is propitiated with cakes madefrom the first grain of the year, on the fifth day ofthe fifth month and in some traditions he is seenas an aspect of the sea dragon king.HunhauGod of death. Mayan (Yucatec and Quiche, classicalMesoamerican) [Mexico]. One of the several“lords of death” listed in the codices who rulethe underworld, Mictlan. Hunhau is generallydepicted with canine attributes, or with the headof an owl.See also YUM CIMIL. Also God A.HurabtilGod of uncertain status. Elamite [Iran]. Knownonly from passing mention in Akkadian texts. AlsoLahurabtil.HuracanCreator god. Mayan (Quiche, classicalMesoamerican) [Guatemalan highlands]. Havingcreated the world, he fashioned the first humansfrom pieces of maize dough. The counterpart ofthe Yucatec HUNAB KU.HuviGod of hunting. Ovimbundu [central Angola,West Africa]. All meat is kept in front of hisshrines, which are decorated with poles capped byskulls. He is propitiated by dance and offerings,presided over by a priesthood.HyakinthosGod of vegetation. Greek. An ancient pre-Homericdeity known particularly from Amyklai (pre-Dorian seat of kingship at Sparta). He is beloved by