Rain was essential to Maya life and agriculture, making Chaac an important deity.
Seen at the Gran Museo Maya in Mérida, Yucatán.
#Maya #Archaeology
Rain was essential to Maya life and agriculture, making Chaac an important deity.
Seen at the Gran Museo Maya in Mérida, Yucatán.
#Maya #Archaeology
They’re now being slammed with 3 hurricanes and significant flooding, leading to memes like this
They’re now being slammed with 3 hurricanes and significant flooding, leading to memes like this
A gentle giant(?) and a pacifist, but he will use violence as his last resort .
A gentle giant(?) and a pacifist, but he will use violence as his last resort .
carved stone
c. 695-738 CE
Maya culture
Copan, Honduras
#handmade #art #ancientart #carved #stone #mayaculture #copan #honduras #chaac #snakebody #raingod #precolumbian #prehispanic
carved stone
c. 695-738 CE
Maya culture
Copan, Honduras
#handmade #art #ancientart #carved #stone #mayaculture #copan #honduras #chaac #snakebody #raingod #precolumbian #prehispanic
Would you help him out? 👀
Would you help him out? 👀
These masks were used to decorate Maya architecture, invoking the rain essential to agriculture and life.
#Maya #Archaeology #Mexico
These masks were used to decorate Maya architecture, invoking the rain essential to agriculture and life.
#Maya #Archaeology #Mexico
Radical Rex Chaac, Jurassic Slasher Cernunnos, Saurian Conjurer Ah Puch, Noxious Naga Medusa, Crime Boss Kuzenbo, Molten Doom Kuzenbo, Fiendish Rage Cu Chulainn & Crystal Colossus Ymir.
Radical Rex Chaac, Jurassic Slasher Cernunnos, Saurian Conjurer Ah Puch, Noxious Naga Medusa, Crime Boss Kuzenbo, Molten Doom Kuzenbo, Fiendish Rage Cu Chulainn & Crystal Colossus Ymir.
A stunning example of ancient Maya craftsmanship. Located within the Lamanai site, this mask is believed to represent a deity, likely the Maya rain god Chaac, (700-900 CE)
#archaeology #history #civilization
A stunning example of ancient Maya craftsmanship. Located within the Lamanai site, this mask is believed to represent a deity, likely the Maya rain god Chaac, (700-900 CE)
#archaeology #history #civilization
carved limestone
circa 10th-11th century
Mayan civilization
Yucatán, Mexico
#Maya #mayanculture #ancientart #precolumbian #prehispanic #mesoamerica #chaac #chahk #godofrain #godoffertility #carved #limestone #handmade #art #sculpture #ancientculture #yucatan #mexico
carved limestone
circa 10th-11th century
Mayan civilization
Yucatán, Mexico
#Maya #mayanculture #ancientart #precolumbian #prehispanic #mesoamerica #chaac #chahk #godofrain #godoffertility #carved #limestone #handmade #art #sculpture #ancientculture #yucatan #mexico
'“In a land without rivers, the god who controlled rain controlled everything. Chaac was not an abstraction — he was the difference between harvest and famine, between a community’s survival and its annihilation.”'
mayan.org/gods/chaac/
'“In a land without rivers, the god who controlled rain controlled everything. Chaac was not an abstraction — he was the difference between harvest and famine, between a community’s survival and its annihilation.”'
mayan.org/gods/chaac/
The distinctive spiral eyes and curling fangs are characteristic of Chaac imagery. These blocks were used as architectural mosaic elements.
Seen at Gran Museo Maya in Mérida.
#Maya #Archaeology
The distinctive spiral eyes and curling fangs are characteristic of Chaac imagery. These blocks were used as architectural mosaic elements.
Seen at Gran Museo Maya in Mérida.
#Maya #Archaeology