Ek Chuaj, the Maya God of Cacao, the Mayan Moon Goddess Ix Chel, and the Maya God El are just a few of the Mayan animal gods often depicted as jaguars. 10. Ixtab, Mayan Goddess of Suicide ...

Ancient Maya culture was centered on interconnected city-states that developed great networks of trade and agriculture and some of the most advanced architectural wonders in human history. Today, ...

1,100-year-old ceramics were ritualistic offerings to Mayan god and goddess, experts say By Moira Ritter. June 07, 2023 6:01 PM.

Jaguars — who figure prominently in imagery of the night gods — are powerful nighttime hunters in the Maya area, and therefore jaguar gods and goddesses all displayed an aggressive, warlike ...

There is Maya’s true mother, Lady Micte, the Goddess of death, and her husband, Lord Mictlan. The Candle Maker, ... The gods who allied with Maya did so because they saw the truth of her cause.

An ancient altar has been unearthed that is believed to have been used to sacrifice children in an abandoned 'city of the gods'. The archaeologist who led the discovery, Lorena Paiz, said the ...

To the average contemporary viewer, Maya mythology can seem like a bewildering team-up of Marvel superheroes and supervillains — presumably they're gods and goddesses wearing elaborate ...

As the Empire expanded, it took control of new countries that had their own cultures and their own gods. In Egypt, Isis was a goddess of fertility; ...

“ Lives of the Gods: Divinity and Maya Art,” a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, explores how people give material shape to their religious beliefs. When it came to ...