Mam Maximón
deity Maya single tradition · 1
Among the Tzutujil Mayas of Santiago Atitlán, the Mam Maximón is a deity of merchants and travellers and of witchcraft. Assimilated to Judas, he is especially venerated during the last days of the Holy Week, and discarded afterwards.
When
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Judas
- co occurs with
- mountain spirit, God D, god L, Huehueteotl, Mam, God N, Mams, Muxiʼ
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Among the Tzutujil Mayas of Santiago Atitlán, the Mam Maximón is a deity of merchants and travellers and of witchcraft. Assimilated to Judas, he is especially venerated during the last days of the Holy Week, and discarded afterwards.”
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