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Mictecacihuatl (Aztec mythology), [28] the chief death goddess; Queen of Mictlan (underworld) or Lady of the Dead; Mictlantecuhtli (Aztec mythology), the chief death god; lord of the Underworld [29] Tlaloc (Aztec mythology), water god and minor death god; ruler of Tlalocan, a separate underworld for those who died from drowning
Kisin is the name of the death god among the Lacandons as well as the early colonial Choles, [1] kis being a root with meanings like "flatulence" and "stench." Landa uses another name and calls the lord of the Underworld and "prince of the devils" Hunhau, [2] a name that, recurring in early Yucatec dictionaries as Humhau and Cumhau, is not to be confused with Hun-Ahau; hau, or haw, means 'to ...
Niwareka would lead Mataora into Rarohenga after Mataora struck her during a disagreement, where he would discover the artistry of tattoo and weaving. [28] Te Kuwatawata: Te Kuwatawata is the Guardian who holds the entrance to the underworld of the spirits at Poutere-rangi. [28] Tiwaiwaka: Tīwaiwaka is the Guardian of the base of the spirits ...
Xibalba is described in the Popol Vuh as a court below the surface of the Earth associated with death and with twelve gods or powerful rulers known as the Lords of Xibalba. The first among the Maya death gods ruling Xibalba were Hun-Came ("One Death") and Vucub-Came ("Seven Death"), though Hun-Came is the senior of the two.
Mictlāntēcutli or Mictlantecuhtli (Nahuatl pronunciation: [mik.t͡ɬaːn.ˈteːkʷ.t͡ɬi], meaning "Lord of Mictlan"), in Aztec mythology, is a god of the dead and the king of Mictlan (Chicunauhmictlan), the lowest and northernmost section of the underworld.
Baron Saturday, who represents Baron Samedi, appears in the album S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things, where he takes the titular character on a trip through the Underworld and shows him horrible truths and revelations about his life. Baron Samedi is the title of a song by British rock band 10cc, appearing on their 1974 album, Sheet Music.
Xolotl accompanied Quetzalcoatl to Mictlan, the land of the dead, or the underworld, to retrieve the bones from those who inhabited the previous world (Nahui Atl) to create new life for the present world, Nahui Ollin, the sun of movement. In a sense, this re-creation of life is reenacted every night when Xolotl guides the sun through the ...
Xipe-Totec, once again, was the lord of the East, and Quetzalcōātl was the ruler of the West, but sometimes, they were the other way round and Xipe-Totec was the lord of the West. (Red Tezcatlipoca) [8] [9] Huītzilōpōchtli, god of war, human sacrifice, bloodletting, and the lord of the South. (Blue Tezcatlipoca) [10]