Hun Choven
deity Maya single tradition · 1
Hun Choven is one of the Howler Monkey brothers in Maya mythology, appearing as an actor in the Popol Vuh. He was identified on Maya ceramics by scholar Michael D. Coe in the 1970s.
When
- First attested
- 1970 CE
- Attested period
- 1970 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Identified on Maya ceramics by Michael D. Coe in the early 1970s.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Hun-Hunahpu, First Father, One-Maize-revealed, Wakah-Chan, Hunahpu, Xbalanque
- sibling of
- Hun Batz
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“chief amongst these Hunahpu, Xbalanque, and the Howler Monkey brothers (Hun Batz and Hun Choven)”
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