Yaxcocahmut
deity birds single tradition · 1
Yaxcocahmut is a bird of omen. He is connected to Itzamná in early colonial sources.
When
- Attested period
- 1500 – 1700
- Historical notes
- Documented in early colonial sources.
Relationships
- syncretized with
- Itzamna
- co occurs with
- Bacabs, Chaac, Kinich Ahau, Hunab Ku, Ix Chel
- manifested by
- Principal Bird Deity
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The early colonial sources variously connect, and sometimes identify, Itzamná with Hunab Ku (an invisible high god), Kinich Ahau (the sun deity), and Yaxcocahmut (a bird of omen).”
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