Lords of the Night cycle
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The Lords of the Night cycle is a sequence of nine deities in the Maya calendrical system that govern successive nights in a repeating ritual and divinatory pattern.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Maya calendrical cycle
ⓘ
divinatory cycle ⓘ ritual cycle ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | successive nights ⓘ |
| governsAspectOf |
omens of the night
ⓘ
ritual timing ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
G1
ⓘ
G2 ⓘ G3 ⓘ G4 ⓘ G5 ⓘ G6 ⓘ G7 NERFINISHED ⓘ G8 ⓘ G9 ⓘ |
| hasConceptualRole | ordering of nocturnal time ⓘ |
| hasCycleLength | 9 nights ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
astral symbolism
ⓘ
religion ⓘ timekeeping ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
divinatory interpretation of nights
ⓘ
ritual regulation of nights ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfDeities | 9 ⓘ |
| hasOrdering | fixed sequence of nine deities ⓘ |
| hasReligiousRole | patronage of specific nights ⓘ |
| hasRepetitionPattern | continuous repeating sequence ⓘ |
| hasScriptRepresentation | Maya hieroglyphs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfDeity | night deity ⓘ |
| isCyclic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Maya calendrical system ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Maya day lords
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tzolkʼin calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repeatsEvery | 9 nights ⓘ |
| temporalScope | night ⓘ |
| usedFor |
prognostication
ⓘ
selection of ritual dates ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Maya divination
ⓘ
Maya ritual practice ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.