Maize God
deity earth Maya single tradition · 3
The Maize God is connected to the Moon Goddess. Glyph C of the Lunar Series connects her to other deities, such as the death god (God A), the Jaguar God of the Underworld, and, perhaps, the Maize God.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 200 CE
- Attested period
- 200 – 1500
- Historical notes
- Depicted in Maya iconography, including Tulum Structure 16.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Chac Chel, Chac, Corn God E, Maize Mountain, Tlaloc, Hero Twins
- allied with
- moon goddess, God A, Jaguar God of the Underworld
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“Glyph C of the Lunar Series (indicating sequences of six lunations for purposes of eclipse prediction) connects her to other deities, such as the death god (God A), the Jaguar God of the Underworld, and, perhaps, the Maize God.”
#18862 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“In Tulum Structure 16 she is depicted nursing a young Maize God.”
#33768 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat
“Linda Schele's emphasis on creation has led to a series of interconnected hypotheses all involving the cosmological centrality of the tonsured maize god (or 'first father')”
#33939 · extracted by deepseek/deepseek-chat