Gukumatz
deity Maya single tradition · 2
Gukumatz is the Mayan god of wind and rain. Together with Tzacol, Bitol, Alom, Oaholom, Tepeu, and Cabaguil, they formed a council. Together, they created plants and animals and lastly, the deities created human beings to recognize and worship them.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 900 CE
- Attested period
- 900 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Postclassic period.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kʼukʼulkan, Huitzilopochtli, Tezcatlipōca, Tlaloc, Xolotl, Ehecatl, Tlahuizcalpanteuctli
- syncretized with
- Quetzalcoatl
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (2)
Source passages
“Tepeu (god of lightning and fire), Gukumatz (god of wind and rain), and Cabaguil (the solar god) joined them to form a council.”
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“In the Maya area he was approximately equivalent to Kukulkan and Gukumatz, names that also roughly translate as "feathered serpent" in different Mayan languages.”
#33117 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001