Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

8 Ah Cancunthe iguana god ITZAM NA. Attributes include aleaf-like ornament worn in the nose. Also God K.Ah CancunHunting god. Mayan (classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. One of a number of deities in Mayanreligion identified with the hunt and the protectionof animals. Also Acanum.Ah Chun Caan (he of the base of the sky)Local god. Mayan (Yucatec, classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. The tutelary deity of the city ofMerida. Mentioned in the Vienna Dictionary.Ah CilizGod of solar eclipses. Mayan (classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. He is said to eat the sun duringan eclipse, but at other times attends upon thesun god, serving him meals.Ah Cuxtal (come to life)God of birth. Mayan (Lacandon, classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. Responsible for the safedelivery of women.Ah Hulneb (he of the spear thrower)God of war. Mayan (classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. The local guardian deity of the city ofCozumel.Ah Kin (he of the sun)Sun god. Mayan (classical Mesoamerican) [Mexico].A deity of ambivalent personality, the youngsuitor of the moon goddess Acna, also the agedsun god in the sky. He is feared as the bringer ofdrought, but also protects mankind from thepowers of evil associated with darkness. Said to becarried through the underworld at night on theshoulders of the god Sucunyum. Ah Kin is prayedto at sunrise and rituals include the burning ofincense. He is invoked to cure illness and to bringwives to bachelors. Attributes include a squarethird eye subtended by a loop, a strong Romannose, a squint and incisor teeth filed to a T-shape.Also Acan Chob (Lacandon); Chi Chac Chob;Kinich Ahau; God G.Ah Kin XocGod of poetry. Mayan (classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. Regarded as a great singer andmusician since most Mayan poetry is sung orchanted. He may appear as a hummingbird andis considered by some authorities to be anavatara of the sun god. Also Ah Kin Xocbiltun;P’izlimtec.Ah Kumix UinicobAttendant water gods. Mayan (Yucatec, classicalMesoamerican) [Mexico]. The four diminutivedeities which take over from the giant AH PATNARUINICOB deities during the dry season.Ah MunMaize god. Mayan (Yucatec, classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. The deity responsible for protectingthe unripe maize.Ah MuzencabBee gods. Mayan (Yucatec, classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. The patron deities of apiarists stillinvoked in parts of the Yucatan. They are thoughtto be represented iconographically on the topsand bottoms of stone columns at the site ofChichen Itza as aged men with long beards and