Vucub-Caquix
demonic sky Maya single tradition · 7
A bird demon and false sun god from Mayan tradition. This entity falsely claimed divine solar status, representing hubris and deception.
↻ synthesized from 7 sources
When
- First attested
- 200 BCE
- Attested period
- 1700 – 1799
- Historical notes
- Earliest representation on Stela 2 and Stela 25 of Izapa in Mexico.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Vættir, Maya Hero Twins, Cabrakán, Tepeyollotl, Hunahpu, Itzamna, Principal Bird Deity, Chimalmat, One-Death, Seven-Death, Vucub Hunahpu, Blood Moon, Blood Gatherer, Owl Messengers, Xmucane, One-Monkey, One-Artisan, Guardians of Food, Egret Woman, Earth Deity, Hun-Hunahpu, Vetala, Varaha, Vadātājs, Vahana, Vaibhavi, Valkyrie, Vâlvă, Valravn, Vampire, Vanara, Vântoase, Vârcolac, Vardøger, Vedrfolnir, Veļi, Věri Şělen, Víbria, Vila, Vilkacis, Viruñas, Vision Serpent, Vishap, Vitore, Víðópnir, Vodyanoy, Vrykolakas
- consort of
- Chimalmat
- parent of
- Zipacna, Cabrakán, Zipacna, Cabrakán, god of mountains
- enemy of
- Hero Twins, Popol Vuh Twins, Hunahpu, Xbalanque
Mentioned by
- Vetala
- Varaha
- Vadātājs
- Vahana
- Vaibhavi
- Valkyrie
- Vâlvă
- Valravn
- Vampire
- Vanara
- Vântoase
- Vârcolac
- Vardøger
- Vedrfolnir
- Veļi
- Věri Şělen
and 10 more
Sources
Source passages
“Vucub-Caquix (Mayan) – Bird demon and false sun god”
#5579 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“solar status voiced by Vucub-Caquix. Leaving apart the representations on stone mentioned above, the identification of the Classic Maya bird-shooting scenes on pottery with the shooting of Vucub-Caquix causes problems. For one, the bird involved is usually the avian transformation of the creator god, Itzamna, and the concept”
#33265 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Cabrakan is the son of the Seven Macaw, Vucub-Caquix (father) and Chimalmat (mother)...Cabrakan is known for being arrogant and violent, like his relatives.”
#33872 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5