What was Gucumatz the god of?

Qʼuqʼumatz, god of wind and rain, was closely associated with Tepeu, god of lightning and fire. Both of these deities were considered to be the mythical ancestors of the Kʼicheʼ nobility by direct male line.

What does Gucumatz mean?

Gucumatz – Snake god and creator. Hunahpu – One of the Maya Hero Twins. Huracan – Storm and fire god, one of the creator deities.

Who was the Mayans god?

While Gucumatz was the most popular god, Hunab-Ku is considered the supreme deity of the pantheon of the Maya, known as `Sole God’.

What did Quetzalcoatl look like?

In addition to his guise as a plumed serpent, Quetzalcóatl was often represented as a man with a beard, and, as Ehécatl, the wind god, he was shown with a mask with two protruding tubes (through which the wind blew) and a conical hat typical of the Huastec people of east-central Mexico.

Why did tepeu and Gucumatz create living beings?

Tepeu and Gucumatz decided that they needed beings there to look after their vast creation, and to praise their names as the creators. So they created deer and birds and panthers and serpents, all the creatures that roam the Earth today.

Who is Gucumatz the god of the sea?

“A giant monster with blue and green plumage that appears in the Popol Vuh of Mayan lore. The god of the sky Huracan and the god of the sea Gucumatz conjured mountains and land from water and gave life to the world. The ancient Mayans also called Gucumatz the god of creation for this reason.”

Why did the Maya refer to themselves as the Gucumatz?

The Kʼicheʼ are reported to have believed that Qʼuqʼumatz was a feathered serpent that moved in the water. In the Annals of the Cakchiquels, it is related that a group of highland Maya referred to themselves as the Gucumatz because their only salvation was said to be in the water.

What was the name of the Mayan god?

Qʼuqʼumatz ( Mayan: [qʼuːqʼuːˈmats]) (alternatively Qucumatz, Gukumatz, Gucumatz, Gugumatz, Kucumatz etc.) was a deity of the Postclassic Kʼicheʼ Maya. Qʼuqʼumatz was the Feathered Serpent divinity of the Popol Vuh who created humanity together with the god Tepeu.

Who was the Aztec god of the Feathered Serpent?

Qʼuqʼumatz is considered to be the rough equivalent of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, and also of Kukulkan of the Yucatec Maya tradition. It is likely that the feathered serpent deity was borrowed from one of these two peoples and blended with other deities to provide the god Qʼuqʼumatz that the Kʼicheʼ worshipped.