Chac Chel
deity earth Maya single tradition · 1
Chac Chel is a Maya goddess associated with rain, water, and agricultural fertility. She is often depicted holding an upended water jar to dispense rain and wielding Chac's serpent scepter of lightning, which causes rains to fall and seeds to grow. She is also linked to childbirth and creation, as seen in depictions of her grinding maize to form humans and giving birth on a mountain.
When
- First attested
- 200 CE
- Attested period
- 200 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Depicted in Maya iconography and artifacts from the Classic to Postclassic periods.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Divine Serpent, Corn God E, Ix Chel, Tlaloc, Maize God, God N, Vision Serpent, Cihuacoatl, Xochiquetzal, Tlazolteotl, tzitzimime
- manifests as
- young Ix Chel, aged Chac Chel
- allied with
- God C
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Chac Chel seems to be closely related to several goddesses of Central Mexico. Aged goddesses wearing twisted serpent headdresses and with similar associations as Chac Chel are commonly found all over the Yucatec Maya region as well as the Valley of Mexico.”
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