Tzuul Taq'a

nature_spirit mountain Maya single tradition · 1

Xucaneb, the highest hill in Verapaz, who is the supreme Tzuul Taq'a (Lord of the Hill). In the story, the old man resisted with all his might and, by stretching his legs, the mountain range that runs from Xucaneb to Senahú was formed.

When

First attested
1900 CE
Attested period
1900 – 1900
Historical notes
Collected from oral tradition by Erwin Dieseldorff.

Relationships

co occurs with
Bacabs, Chaac, Itzamna, Xpiyakok, Xb'alamQ'e

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Sources

wikipedia (1)

Source passages

“Erwin Dieseldorff collected a story from oral tradition in which Xb'alamQ'e tried to drag Xucaneb, the highest hill in Verapaz, who is the supreme Tzuul Taq'a (Lord of the Hill).”

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