Pawahtuns
deity earth Maya single tradition · 1
The Bacabs are the generic Yucatec Maya name for the four prehispanic aged deities of the interior of the Earth and its water deposits. The Bacabs have more recent counterparts in the lecherous, drunken old thunder deities of the Gulf Coast regions. The Bacabs are also referred to as Pawahtuns.
When
- First attested
- 300 BCE
- Attested period
- -300 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Prehispanic Maya deities.
Relationships
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“associated with the four Chaacs, or rain deities, and the Pawahtuns, or wind deities, all located in the four directions. The Maya of Chan Kom referred to the four skybearers as the four Chacs (Redfield and Villa Rojas).”
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