The Nine Unions of Maya Mythology
similar to the nine pillars of the egyptian mythology, the mayan mythology includes nine gods, commonly known as the mayan nine union, who are respected for their status.
they represent the piety of the ancient mayans over nine elements of nature, all of which are righteous and evil and have great power.
the lord itessana: the head of all gods.
in a copy of his hand, the angels, etsamna, were painted as an old man without teeth, dimmed in his cheeks.
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the rain god, chuck: the good god, dominates the rain with the north east and west.
because rain is inextricably linked to agriculture, chuck is also known as the guardian of agriculture.
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a puche: the evil god of maya, who likes to appear with the god of war, who is responsible for taking people ' s lives and for bringing them to the world of death.
kukulkan, the late-day, almost-dominant god of the mayan myth, the early kukulkan appeared as the wind god and was rarely mentioned in the various manuscripts, nor was it imaged as a feathered snake, and a middle-aged man with a cane.
corkata, the god of violence, human sacrifice, and combat: in the scene of the human sacrifice, corkata often appeared with a.
puch, who was portrayed as a torch on one hand to set a house on fire, destroying the cruel image of the enemy with a spear on the other hand.
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the north star god, salman ecker, is also known as the commercial travel guide, given that the north star has a permanent location.
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the wife of ischer itsamna, the birth and textile goddess, has two faces, irritating and friendly.
she is also the guardian of women and is responsible for the safety of women giving birth and newborns, and for the transfer of textile crafts to the maya.
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istab, the god of suicide, is also known as the paradise leadr, as the ancient maya sees suicide as the road to heaven.
in addition to the nine principal gods, the mayans have other gods.
for example, the mayans divide the world into 13 layers of upper sky and 9 floors of lower sea, each with its own god; the mayans divide the year into 19 months, and each month they represent god。