Mayan mythology

Some gods had different aspects based on four directions. There were thirteen gods of thirteen heavens and nine gods of nine underworlds. Natural elements, stars and planets, numbers, crops, days of the calendar and periods of time all had their own gods.

The Quiché Maya creation story is the Popol Vuh. This has the world created from nothing by the will of the gods. Man was made unsuccessfully out of mud and then wood before being made out of maize and being assigned tasks which praised the gods - silversmith, gem cutter, stone carver, potter, etc. The Mayans did not believe in art per se; all of their works were for the exaultation of the gods.

The last thirteen creator gods (built humanity from maize):

1. Ajbit
2. Ajtzak
3. Alom
4. Bitol
5. Chirakan-Ixmucane
6. Gucumatz
7. Hunahpu-Gutch
8. Huracan
9. Ixmucane
10. Ixpiyacoc
11. Tepeu
12. Tzacol
13. Xumucane

The second seven creator gods (built humanity from wood):

1. Alom
2. Bitol
3. Gucamatz
4. Huracan
5. Qaholom
6. Tepeu
7. Tzacol

The first three creator gods:

1. Gucamatz
2. Huracan
3. Tepeu

The four gods who held up the corner of the world were (Bacabs):

1. Cauac
2. Kan (later replaced by Chac)
3. Ix
4. Mulac

The four progenitors of the human race were:

1. B'alam Agab
2. B'alam Quitze
3. Iqi B'alam
4. Mahucatah

Some of the named Mayan gods:

1. Ac Yanto
2. Acan
3. Acat
4. Ah Bolom Tzacab
5. Ah Cancum
6. Ah Chun Caan
7. Ah Chuy Kak
8. Ah Ciliz
9. Ah Cun Can
10. Ah Cuxtal
11. Ah Hulneb
12. Ah Kin
13. Ah Kumix Uinicob
14. Ah Mun
15. Ah Muzencab
16. Ah Patnar Uinicob
17. Ah Peku
18. Ah Puch
19. Ah Tabai
20. Ah Uincir Dz'acab
21. Ah Uuc Ticab
22. Ahau Chamahez
23. Ahau-Kin
24. Ahmakiq
25. Ahulane
26. Ajbit
27. Ajtzak
28. Akhushtal
29. Alaghom Naom
30. Alaghom Naom Tzentel
31. Alom
32. Bacabs
33. Backlum Chaam
34. Balam
35. Balam-Agab
36. Balam-Quitzé
37. Bitol
38. Bolontiku
39. Buluc Chabtan
40. Cabaguil
41. Cabrakan
42. Cacoch
43. Caha-Paluma
44. Cakixia
45. Cakulha
46. Camaxtli
47. Camazotz
48. Camulatz
49. Cauac
50. Chac
51. Chac Uayab Xoc
52. Chamer
53. Chaob
54. Chibirias
55. Chiccan
56. Chirakan
57. Choimha
58. Cit-Bolon-Tum
59. Cizin
60. Colel Cab
61. Colop U Uichkin
62. Coyopa
63. Cum Hau
64. Ekchuah
65. Ghanan
66. Gucumatz
67. Gukumatz
68. Hacha'kyum
69. Hun Came
70. Hun Hunahpu
71. Hunab Ku
72. Hunahpu
73. Hunahpu Utiu
74. Hunahpu-Gutch
75. Hunhau
76. Hurakan
77. Iqi-Balam
78. Itzamna
79. Itzananohk'u
80. Ix
81. Ix Chebel Yax
82. Ixchel
83. Ixmucane
84. Ixpiyacoc
85. Ixtab
86. Ixzaluoh
87. Kan
88. Kan-u-Uayeyab
89. Kan-xib-yui
90. Kianto
91. K'in
92. Kinich Ahau
93. Kinich Kakmo
94. Kisin
95. Kukulcan
96. Mahucutah
97. Mitnal
98. Mulac
99. Nacon
100. Naum
101. Nohochacyum
102. Popol Vuh
103. Tecumbalam
104. Tepeu
105. Tlacolotl
106. Tohil
107. Tzakol
108. Tzununiha
109. Voltan
110. Votan
111. Vucub Caquix
112. Xaman Ek
113. Xecotcovach
114. Xibalba
115. Xmucane and Xpiayoc
116. Yaluk
117. Yum Caax
118. Zipacna
119. Zotz

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