kan

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MayanTerm mythologicalConcept religiousSymbol

Kan is a Mayan term meaning “snake” or “serpent,” often associated with divinity, power, and the feathered serpent deity in Mesoamerican cultures.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Kan 0

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf MayanTerm ⓘ
mythologicalConcept ⓘ
religiousSymbol ⓘ
appearsIn MayaCodices NERFINISHED ⓘ
MayaStelae NERFINISHED ⓘ
MayaTempleReliefs NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Kukulkan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Quetzalcoatl NERFINISHED ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ
cosmicOrder ⓘ
divinity ⓘ
featheredSerpent ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
power ⓘ
rain ⓘ
royalAuthority ⓘ
visionSerpent NERFINISHED ⓘ
culture MayaCivilization NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCognateOrVariant Chan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kaan NERFINISHED ⓘ
language MayanLanguages NERFINISHED ⓘ
meaning serpent ⓘ
snake ⓘ
relatedConcept UnderworldSerpent NERFINISHED ⓘ
WorldTree NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousContext MayaReligion NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousRole embodimentOfSacredForces ⓘ
mediatorBetweenHumansAndGods ⓘ
representedAs featheredSerpentGlyph NERFINISHED ⓘ
serpentGlyph ⓘ
roleInArt protectiveSerpentMotif ⓘ
royalRegaliaMotif ⓘ
symbolizes communicationBetweenWorlds ⓘ
connectionBetweenSkyAndEarth ⓘ
sacredKnowledge ⓘ
supernaturalPower ⓘ
transformation ⓘ
usedIn MayaIconography NERFINISHED ⓘ
MayaMythology NERFINISHED ⓘ
MayaRituals NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingSystem MayaHieroglyphicScript NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Kukulcán → nameComponent → kan ⓘ