And this is pretty obvious in the young maize god - the sculpture was apparently a manifestation of mythological beings resulting from the third Maya creation. There were eight mythological beings ...

Mayan mythology diverges between two main groups: the K’iche’ and the Yucatec. Each had a different name for the feathered serpent, the more well known being Kukulkan, in use among the Yucatec.

He also holds a scepter with two protruding serpent heads. When Stephens and Catherwood excavated this sculpture ... in the guise of a maize god. Sacrifice was a significant part of Maya religious ...

And this is pretty obvious in the young maize god - the sculpture was apparently a manifestation of mythological beings resulting from the third Maya creation. There were eight mythological beings ...