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Maya Religion
These articles represent reference material on the Maya cosmology, the Maya Gods and the cosmology, the sacred calendars, and the objects used by the Maya in religious ways.
Mayan Myths: What the Evidence Shows
Were the Maya peaceful people whose leaders lived in large empty palaces studying astronomy and mathematics, who disappeared for mysterious unknown reasons? Read what the evidence shows about the most popular misconceptions about the Maya.
Ix Chel
Ix Chel was the Maya moon goddess, and patron deity of fertility, childbirth and weaving.
Chaac
Chaac, the Mayan god of rain, water and lightning, is a deity borrowed from ancient Mesoamerican cults.
Ceiba Pentandra the Sacred Tree of the Maya
Ceiba is one of the tallest tree in the Central American tropics, and sacred to the Maya.
The Maya Hero Twins
Hunahpu and Xbalanque are Maya Hero Twins, whose story os narrated in the Popol Vuh,the sacred book of the Maya Quiché of Guatemala...
Chultun
Chultuns is the Maya name for underground cavities used to store water and food, and possibly for other purposes as well
Itzamná
Itzamna was the Maya god of creation, said to be the inventor of writing, and of divination...
Tobacco and the Maya
Tobacco was an important part of the religious and secular life of the Maya civilization, particularly during the Classic Period (AD 300-900).