Acat
deity earth Maya single tradition · 1
Acat was a deity in Maya mythology associated with the process of tattooing. The Maya believed that tattoos in the image of a god would imbue a person with some of that god's power. Acat was said to bless the ink, needles, and work spaces, and steady the hands of the artists for better results.
When
- First attested
- 1946 CE
- Attested period
- 1946 – 2020
- Historical notes
- First mentioned by J. Eric S. Thompson in 1946.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Acat was a deity in Maya mythology associated with the process of tattooing. The Maya placed great importance on the tattooing process, believing that tattoos in the image of a god would imbue a person with some of that god's power.”
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