U Kʼux Kaj
deity sky Kʼicheʼ single tradition · 1
U Kʼux Kaj, the "Heart of Sky", is a Kʼicheʼ Maya god of wind, storm, fire and one of the creator deities who participated in all three attempts at creating humanity. He also caused the Great Flood after the second generation of humans angered the gods.
When
- First attested
- 200 CE
- Attested period
- 200 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Associated with Classic Maya iconography.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Tezcatlipōca, Tohil, Cocijo, God K, Bolon Tzacab, K'awiil
- manifests as
- Huracan
- manifested by
- Huracan
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Huracán (; Spanish: Huracán; Mayan languages: Hunraqan, "one legged"), often referred to as U Kʼux Kaj, the "Heart of Sky", is a Kʼicheʼ Maya god of wind, storm, fire and one of the creator deities who participated in all three attempts at creating humanity.”
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