Dictionary Of God And Godedesses

Yu-ti 357He is often accompanied by the god of thunder,LEI KUNG.Yu-ChiangGod of ocean winds. Chinese. He is depicted withthe body of a bird and a human face.Yum CimilGod of death. Mayan (Yucatec, classicalMesoamerican) [Mexico]. Depicted with a skullhead, bare ribs and spiny projections from thevertebrae, or with bloated flesh marked by darkrings of decomposition. He wears bell-like ornamentsfastened in the hair. Sacrificial victims wereoffered to the god by drowning in the sacred poolor cenote. Also God A.Yum KaaxVegetation god. Mayan (classical Mesoamerican)[Mexico]. The deity concerned with the growingand harvesting of maize, but also of husbandry ingeneral. Depicted as a youthful figure with an earof corn in his headdress. Also God E.Yu-tiSky god. Taoist (Chinese). The title by which the“Jade Emperor,” the most senior deity in theTaoist pantheon, is commonly known. Heemerges as a deity circa AD 1000-1100 during theSung Dynasty. The Chinese emperor is hisearthly and more accessible incarnation.See also Yu HUANG SHANG TI.