Ixqʼanil
deity earth Maya single tradition · 1
Ixqʼanil is a female daybearer related to corn in Maya tradition. She was invoked by Xquic along with Ixtoj to help pass Xmucane's test of filling a net sack with corn from a garden containing only one stalk. Also called Ixtziya.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kʼat, Xmucane, Lords of Xibalba, Hun-Hunahpu
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Xquic was able to pass the test by invoking two female daybearers related to corn (Ixtoj and Ixqʼanil, also called Ixkakaw and Ixtziya), and then plucking the corn silk from the ear, which transformed into corn”
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