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10 Mayan Gods So Fascinating You’ll Be Obsessed with Their Stories
Chaac or Chaak was an important figure in the Mayan pantheon as the Rain God 🌧️ He was often depicted as a human/jaguar hybrid. However, at the Tollan Ruins of Tula de Allende, Mexico ...
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Sacrificial Victims Were Painted Blue By The Mayans Before Being Thrown Into A Sinkhole
Among the ancient Maya, blue was the color of sacrifice. It represented Chaac, the rain god. Blue human offerings were sacrificed to Chaac during droughts in the hopes that rainfall would occur.
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Who were the Maya gods?
K’inich Ahau is our Sun god and Chaac brings us rain. The Maize god provides some ... get to go straight to the top level. The Maya believed in many gods, each representing a different part ...