It was basic to all creation and destruction. Because of this, the ancient Maya carved and painted many images of K'awiil.

The beast is apparently a messenger of the Mayan sky god Itzamnaaj. The man is both receiving word ... That precise and remote date was venerated by the Mayans — who were enthralled by creation myths ...

An ancient ruler embodied by the Mayan god of corn in the underworld can be seen on an astonishingly well-preserved stone disk recently extracted from the Temple of the Sun in Mexico. The figure ...

A cooperative of women who protect the endangered Melipona, a stingless bee native to Yucatán, invites her to join in a Mayan energy cleansing ... Oh, my God. Mm. ♪ The rice is-- The rice ...

Experts discovered a rare sculpture of the ancient Maya god K’awiil, near the path of construction for a large-scale rail project in Mexico. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.

In this series, Lagniappe presents works from the collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, with commentary from a curator. The monumental head of Hun Hunapu, the god of corn, depicts one of ...