Itzamna
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Itzamna is a major Maya creator god associated with the sky, wisdom, writing, and rulership in ancient Mesoamerican religion.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Itzamná | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya deity
ⓘ
creator god ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
God D
ⓘ
Itzamna ⓘ
surface form:
Itzamná
|
| appearsIn |
Maya codices
ⓘ
surface form:
Dresden Codex
Maya codices ⓘ
surface form:
Madrid Codex
Maya codices ⓘ Maya codices ⓘ
surface form:
Paris Codex
|
| associatedWith |
divination
ⓘ
knowledge ⓘ medicine ⓘ priesthood ⓘ rulership ⓘ sky ⓘ wisdom ⓘ writing ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
aged man
ⓘ
figure with large Roman nose ⓘ toothless old deity ⓘ |
| domain |
day
ⓘ
heavens ⓘ night ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
Akbal-like eye
ⓘ
headband with knotted ends ⓘ square eye ⓘ toothless jaws ⓘ |
| influenceOn | Maya kingship ideology ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Mayan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Yucatec Maya
|
| linkedTo |
creation myths
ⓘ
fire ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction |
inventor of the calendar
ⓘ
inventor of writing ⓘ teacher of arts and sciences to humans ⓘ |
| parentOf | Bacab deities ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| role |
creator of the world
ⓘ
patron of calendrics ⓘ patron of learning ⓘ patron of science ⓘ patron of scribes ⓘ |
| spouse | Ix Chel ⓘ |
| typeOf | Mesoamerican deity ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
high god
ⓘ
lord of the sky ⓘ |
| worshipedIn |
Classic period in Mesoamerica
ⓘ
surface form:
Classic Maya period
Postclassic period of Mesoamerica ⓘ
surface form:
Postclassic Maya period
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Itzamná