Mayan mythology
Ancient Central American religion
Mayan mythology refers to the religious beliefs, creation stories, and sacred narratives of the ancient Maya civilization of Mesoamerica.
Central texts include the Popol Vuh, which recounts the creation of humans from maize and the adventures of the Hero Twins in the underworld.
The mythology features a complex pantheon including gods of rain, maize, death, and the feathered serpent Kukulkan.
These traditions influenced art, architecture, and ritual practices throughout the Maya world and continue to inform indigenous beliefs in Guatemala and southern Mexico.
- Dresden CodexMaya screenfold manuscript
- ball courtBounded sports surface
- blood sacrificeRitual killing for deities
- feathered serpentWinged snake deity
- Long Count calendarMesoamerican system tracking vast epochs
fire ceremonies · underworld journey · rain dances · world tree · burial practices · temple murals
- Mythologies
- mythologyZeus, Apollo, Athena, Poseidon, Odin
- Mesoamerican MythologyQuetzalcoatl, underworld, death god, moon goddess, war god
- Central American Literaturemagical realism, political themes, historical novels
- paganismWicca, pagan, heathen, polytheist, polytheism
Mayan mythologyastrophysics
Physics of celestial bodies
evolutionary biology · Darwinism · empiricism · materialism · scientific method
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