Maya mythology Maya mythology In Mayan mythology, Blood Moon was the daughter of one of the lords of the Mayan underworld Xibalba and the mother of the Maya Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. She is also considered to be the Mayan goddess associated with the waxing moon. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blood Moon"
A daykeeper was the name for a diviner in the pre-Columbian Maya culture. The Mayans are well renowned for their advanced skills in the fields of mathematics and astronomy, and had come up with a complex system of tracking days. The Maya calendar actually consisted of three individual calendars, the most sacred of the three being the Tzolkin or divinatory calendar. It was a daykeeper's task to keep count of the days with coral seeds according to this sacred calendar, as well as to perform divination rituals based upon the dates of the sacred calendar. In this respect, their role was not unlike that of a modern astrologer, in that the day of a person's birth could be used to divine certain traits they would inherit as a result of that day, as well as what might befall them in the future. Daykeepers, unlike astrologers, would not take into account the position of the stars. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daykeeper"
In Maya mythology, Hun-Apu or Hunahpu was a son of Hun Hunahpu and Blood Moon, and an older twin to Xbalanque; the two were the Maya Hero Twins. The story of Hunahpu and his brother are told in the Popol Vuh. The pair were apparently well favored by the greater Mayan gods, and over their lifetimes had a long career of defeating their enemies through trickery and great powers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hun-Apu"
In Maya mythology, Ixbalanque or Xbalanque was originally a son of Hun Hunahpu and the virgin Blood Moon. His twin was Hunahpu. The two were the Maya Hero Twins and together their story forms a large part of the Popol Vuh, documenting the Mayan creation myth. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ixbalanque"
The Hero Twins feature prominently in Maya mythology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maya Hero Twins"
Maya mythology refers to the pre-Columbian Maya civilization's extensive polytheistic religious beliefs. These beliefs had most likely been long-established by the time the earliest-known distinctively Maya monuments had been built and inscriptions depicting their deities recorded, considerably pre-dating the 1st millennium BC. Over the succeeding millennia this intricate and multi-faceted system of beliefs was extended, varying to a degree between regions and time periods, but maintaining also an inherited tradition and customary observances. The Maya shared many traditions and rituals with the other civilizations and cultures in the Mesoamerican region, both preceding and contemporary societies, and in general the entire region formed an interrelated mosaic of belief systems and conceptions on the nature of the world and human existence. However, the various Maya peoples over time developed a unique and continuous set of traditions which are particularly associated with their societies, and their achievements. ...more on Wikipedia about "Maya mythology"
Metnal is the ninth level of the Mayan underworld. It is a place of eternal darkness and cold. It is ruled over by the Mayan god Hunhau. ...more on Wikipedia about "Metnal"
In the time keeping system of the pre-Colombian people of the Andes, Pachakutic means a change in the sun, a movement of the Earth which will bring a new era. ...more on Wikipedia about "Pachakutic"
The Popol Vuh ( Quiché for "Council Book" or "Book of the Community"; Popol Wuj in modern spelling) is the book of scripture of the Quiché, a Kingdom of the Maya civilization in Guatemala. ...more on Wikipedia about "Popol Vuh"
The Vision Serpent is an important creature in Pre-Columbian Maya mythology. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vision Serpent"
In Maya mythology Xibalba is the name of the underworld, ruled by the Mayan deities of death. The name roughly translates to "Place of Fear". The entrance to Xibalba was traditionally held to be a cave in the vicinity of Coban, Guatemala. To some of the Quiché descendants of the Maya people still living in the vicinity, the area is still associated with death. In the heavens, the Road to Xibalba was represented by the dark rift visible in the Milky Way. ...more on Wikipedia about "Xibalba"
In Maya mythology, Zipacna was a son of Vucub Caquix (Seven Macaw) and Chimalmat. He and his brother, Cabrakan (Earthquake), were often considered demons. Zipacna, like his relatives, was said to be very arrogant and violent. Zipacna was characterized as a large caiman and often boasted to be the creator of the mountains. ...more on Wikipedia about "Zipacna"
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