Index
Internet Book of Shadows, (Various Authors), [1999], at sacred-texts.com
Mayan Deities
From Sekhet Bast Ra Lodge
The contents of this file is derived from the research resources from within our lodge and is the sole property of
Sekhet Bast Ra Lodge. Copyright 1987.
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Mayan Deities
Key Scale - Mayan Deities - Explanation
0 - Itzam Na - This diety encompasses all deities yet this
Diety is beyond all comprehension.
1 - Itzam Na - "one" or "unique" He is the greatest of the Gods.
Hunab Ku - "All powerful God of no Image" I listed this diety although information shows this diety did not exist until after the
Spanish Conquest. It probabily came about due to christian influence.
2 - Ohoroxtotil - Father of the Sun.
Ben Ich - "He of the Starry Sky" He is a great infinite Jaguar (his spots are thought to be stars and planets).
3 - Ix Chebel Yax - Mother of the Sun.
Ix Hun Zipit - Lady of the Sea.
4 - Kunku Chacs - 'Kun' means "kindly" or "tender"
'Ku' means "God".
5 - Ah Hadz'en Caan Chacs - "Lash" The Sky God.
6 - Ah Kin - "He of the Sun".
7 - Ix Ahau - "Mistress" She is the Mistress of
Creative Arts and the Master of Weaving
(she like Athene, in the Greek myths, worked her magick on the loom).
8 - Ah Kin - as the Patron of Knowledge and Power.
9 - XAhau - "Lady Ahau" Moon Goddess Wife of Ah Kin
(the Sun God).
10 - Cobel Cab - Mistress of the Earth.
Ix Tan Dz'onot - The Child of She who Sits in the
Mud, the Child of She who emerges from the Sand.
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11 - Acan - God of Wine (Actually he rules over intoxicating drinks such as beer, wine,
Kola, etc.) He is known for his loud
"bellowing" and his foolish behavior
He is Cacoch's aid (Cacoch is a God of
Creation).
12 - Ah Kin Xoc - 'Ah kin' means "Priest". 'Xoc' means
"to count or read". He is a great singer, musician, and poet. He won the respect of the Sun God when he took the guise of a Hummingbird and wooed the Moon Goddess. Husband of the Plumeria, the sacred flower of
Itzam Na (this flower rules Divine
Sexuality, its colors are red and white). This Flower contained the secret of Truth and Immortality.
13 - Ix Chel - Moon Goddess She rules over Pro- creation, birth, medicine, and wisdom.
She is a Virgin but she had a secret cult which she is regarded as a Sacred
Mistress to Itzam Na.
14 - Ix Ahau Na - "Palace-Lady".
15 - Canan Chul Chan - Guardian of Holy Sky. "Big
Star".
16 - Itzam Na Kinch Ahau - Old Sun God of balanced judgement. Ruler of the
Bacabs (Elements).
17 - Xbalanque & Hunahpu - Twin Heros Brothers who heard the Divine Call of
Itzam Na which lead them to destroy the False Ones who had exalted themselves and deceived some Mayas to worship them; and defeated the Lords of Death.
18 - Nucuch Chacob - "The Great Chacs" Four horsemen who are the Rain Gods. They bring Water of Life from the
Gods to the Maya.
19 - Balanke - "Jaguar-Sun" This aspect of the Sun is the essence of Strenght (warrior-type strenght). He is considered a Great
Breast. All His Priests and Priestesses are His harlots.
20 - Xob - Mother of Maize. All Maize Deities sprang from Her seed (literally corn seed).
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21 - Ek Chuah - He is the Merchant Diety, but most im- portantly is ruled the cacao which was the Mayan's biggest trade commodity.
22 - Itzam Na - as Great God who oversees Justice between the Gods and the Mayan who worships the Gods.
23 - Ku Kulcan - The Aztecs called Him "Quetzalcoatl".
He is the God of Self-sacrifice which was done so the Maya could survive and gain acknowledgement of Itzam Na.
Some myths place Him as the Judge of the dead (but I would take this with a gain of salt).
24 - Yum Cimil - "Lord of Death".
25 - Zip - Protector of the Deer (according to myth the Deer created the Vagina of the Moon
Goddess by stepping on Her abdomen and then she was able to bear children of the Sun
God. Note the sole of deer's foot looks like a Vagina). Zip would deceive hunters to believe he was shooting a deer when in fact it was a iguana (a sacred animal of Itzam
Na; to kill one incites the Death penalty).
To those who gained Zip's Favor meant a successful hunt.
26 - Ah Ahaah Cab - "Awakener" He is associated with the Morning Star (Venus).
27 - Cit Chac Coh - "Father Red Great Puma" The Lord
God of War.
Buluc Chabtan - The God of Human Sacrifice and War.
28 - Bolon Tzcab - The Ruling-Lineage Diety. He kept the
Line of Itzam Na pure and made sure the
Nobility of the Maya was strong.
29 - XAhau - as Moon Goddess.
30 - Kinich Ahau - "Sun-Eyed Lord" It is said He had a golden Sun eye (some say it was almond eye) at the place of His
Ajna Chakra.
31 - Hun Kak - "Unique Fire" The Divine Fire that consumes all what ever remains is prepared for Divinity.
32 - Ben Ich - "He of the Starry Sky"
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