Night Sun
deity underworld Maya single tradition · 1
The Night Sun is the shape supposedly taken by the sun (Kinich Ahau) during his nightly journey through the underworld. The Jaguar God of the Underworld has been assumed to be the Night Sun.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Jaguar God of the Underworld, Jaguar God of Terrestrial Fire
- manifested by
- Kinich Ahau
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“he has been assumed to be the 'Night Sun' - the shape supposedly taken by the sun (Kinich Ahau) during his nightly journey through the underworld - by reason of having the large eyes and filed incisors that also occur with the sun deity, and of sometimes evincing a k 'in infix”
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