777 - Mayan Dieties

                           From Sekhet Bast Ra Lodge


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                                      777
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                                 Mayan Dieties

 Key
Scale  Mayan Dieties                    Explanation

  0    Itzam Na               This diety encompasses all dieties 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.

 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 colours are red and white).  This 
                              Flower contained the secret of Truth and 
                              Immortality.

 13    Ix Chel                Moon Goddess  She rules over Procreation, 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 Strength (warrior-type strength).  He 
                              is considered a Great Beast.  All His Priests 
                              and Priestesses are His harlots.

 20    Xob                    Mother of Maize.  All Maize Dieties sprang
                              from Her seed (literally corn seed).

 21    Ek Chuah               He is the Merchant Diety, but most importantly 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 grain 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 Favour 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"