Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Monster name "Camazotz" | Mayan | The cult of Camazotz worshipped an anthropomorphic monster with the body of a human, head of a bat. The bat was åśśociated with night, death, and sacrifice. Mayan |
God name "Camozotz" | Maya | The bat god |
God name "Ikal Ahau" | Mayan / Tzotzil, Mesoamerican / Mexico | Chthonic god of death. Perceived as a diminutive figure who lives in a cave by day but wanders at night attacking people and eating raw human flesh. He is also considered to inhabit Christian church towers in Mexico and is probably personified by vampire bats.... |
"Totilma'il" | Mayan | Androgynous creator being Mayan / Tzotzi |
"Totilma'il (father-mother)" | Mayan / Tzotzil, Mesoamerican / Mexico | Creator being. An androgynous personality who represents the ancestral source of creation.... |
God name "Zotz" | Mayan / Zotzil Indian, Mesoamerican / Guatemala | Tutelary god. Manifest in the form of a bat.... |