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 ...

The likene­ss between Itzamna, the­ highest creator god in Mayan myths, and the myste­rious "D." initial is striking. There are also visual and symbolic tie­s between Imu and the­ Lili ...

Jade Skirt: The gods and spirits are so important to my people, the Maya. The king is our head priest and he can speak directly to the gods. With the help of other high-ranking priests, he makes ...

"Each Maya court reckoned that it stood at the center of the world, a place with special access to the gods," says Mary Ellen Miller, exhibit curator of "Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya," opening ...

Prominent among these were deities that corresponded to elemental aspects of Maya life: Chaac, the rain god, K’inich Ajaw, the Sun god, Ix Chel, the goddess of medicine and fertility. Itzamna was the ...

This incense burner, showing the head of Itzamna, a deity who was the shaman of the Mayan gods, was discovered at a Mayan council house in Petén, Guatamela.