The ancient Maya once occupied a vast geographic area in Central and South America. Their civilization extended to parts of what is now Mexico, Honduras, and El Salvador, and most of Guatemala and Belize. From the third to the ninth century, Maya civilization produced awe-inspiring temples and pyramids, highly accurate calendars, mathematics and hieroglyphic writing, and a complex social and political order. Looking at the impressive remains of ancient Maya civilization, it's hard to imagine how such a society could collapse.
Mayan Deities
Goddesses
Coatlique: (Aztec)Creator Goddess. Gave birth to the Moon Goddess and to the stars. Later she gave birth also to Huitzilopochtli.
Coyolxanuhqui: (Aztec)Goddess of the Moon, daughter of Coatlique. Sister of the stars.
Grandmother Spider: (Siouxan-Crow) Creator. Weaves everything. Created the stars.
Spiderwoman: (Navajo) Another form of Grandmother Spider
Gods
Huitzilopochtli: (Aztec) War God, slayer of his mother Coatlique.
Quetzalcoatl:(Mayan/Aztec) Creator of the Ages, of the World, Restorer of Humanity. The one who brought corn.
Watantanka: (Siouxan-Lakota)Creator God
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