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Maya Gods of War: Contents

Maya Gods of War

Contents

Contents

List of Figures

Introduction

Illustrations

The Organization of This Book

The Maya Calendars

Maya Deities

Patron Gods

Sacred Bundles

The Titles and Offices of Ajaw, Kaloomte’, and Bakab

Offerings of Incense and the Ch’ajom Title

The Banded-Bird Office of Secondary Lords

Other Secondary Offices

Historical Accounts of War at the Time of the Spanish Conquest

The Classic Period Conflicts

The Words of War

The Scenes of War

1. The Chahk Thunderbolt Deities and Flint Weapons

The Chahk Deities

The Three Thunderbolt Gods

Thunderbolt Axes

Categories of Lithic Materials

Representations of Lithic Material in Art and Hieroglyphic Writing

Representations of Flint

The Thunderbolt Authority of Maya Lords

The Bakab Title

The Thunderbolt Authority of Ancestors

Lightning Luminosity and the T24/T1017 Celt Sign

The Lightning Luminosity of Maya Lords

The Spark and Fire of Lightning

The Torch of the Chahk Deities

Corn Deities and the Torch of K’awiil

Itzamnaaj K’awiil and Fiery Thunderbolts

Torches as Weapons of Destruction

The Tok’-Pakal

Summary

2. The Flint and Fire Deity GIII

Solar Models and Myths

The Heat of the Sun

The Morning Star and the Sun

The Sun God

The Celestial Place of Duality

The K’inich Title and the K’inich Ajaw Title

Seventh Centipede Raptorial Bird

The Dawning Sun

The T183 K’in Bowl

The Deity GI and His Quadripartite Badge Headdress

The Names and Titles of the Deity GIII

The Fire and Flint Traits of GIII and the Jaguar Paddler God

Flint Blades and Jaguar Claws

Flint, Centipedes, and Volcanic Fire

Centipedes and Fiery Transformations

Summary

3. Classic Maya Tlaloc Deities and Their Obsidian Meteor Weapons

Meteors, Meteorites, and Comets

The Mythology of Meteors and Obsidian

Representations of Obsidian

The Traits of Tlaloc

Waxaklajuun Ub’aah Kan as a Manifestation of Tlaloc

Felines

The Feline Tlaloc

The Black Witch Moth Tlaloc

The Ominous Nature of Owls

Representations of Owls

When an Owl Is Not an Owl

The Owl Tlaloc

The Janaab Owl

Ancestors as Meteors

Summary

4. The Kaloomte’ Lords

The First Kaloomte’ Lord of the Kaanul Polity

Tikal and the Kaloomte’ Foliated Jaguar

Tikal and the Kaloomte’ Sihyaj K’ahk’

The Kaloomte’ Spearthrower Owl

The Tikal King Yax Nuun Ahiin I

The Copán King K’inich Yax K’uk’ Mo’

Where in the World Is Jo’ Tinam Witz?

Where in the World Is the Wiinte’naah?

The Later Kaloomte’ Lords

Summary

5. The Offices and Regalia of the Tlaloc Cult

The Headdress of a Kaloomte’

The Ux Yop Huun Headdress

The Origins of the Tlaloc Cult at Palenque

The Origins of the Tlaloc Cult at Piedras Negras

The Hereditary Headdress of Turtle Tooth

Hereditary Bloodletters and Wooden Boxes

How to Become a Kaloomte’

The Office of Yajawk’ak’

The Yajawk’ak’ Lord of the Palenque King K’inich Kan Bahlam II

The Yajawk’ak’ Lord of the Palenque King K’inich K’an Joy Chitam II

Tlaloc Executioners

The Juxtaposing of the Deity GIII and Tlaloc

Summary

6. Women in the Tlaloc Cult

The Tlaloc Cult at Yaxchilán

The Tlaloc Events of Yaxchilán Structure 23

The Tlaloc Events of Yaxchilán Structure 21

The Mysterious Lady Ohl

The Kaloomte’ Women of Yaxchilán

The Kaloomte’ Lady Six Sky of Dos Pilas and Naranjo

Summary

7. God L: An Obsidian and Mercantile Deity

The Diagnostic Traits and Nature of God L

The Home of God L

Gathered Blood: The Maternal Grandfather of the Hero Twins

Xucaneb and the Cobán Plateau Trade Route

Xucaneb, Gathered Blood, and God L

The River Gods

Summary

Summary and Conclusion

Notes

References

Index

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