...t ancient king of the Asura, Daitya and Rakshasa races upon earth in Hindu mythology. He was also the chief architect of the people of the netherworld.
...nature, Maya's cities were torched out of the sky by Lord Shiva. However, Maya escapes the destruction, as he is a devotee of Lord Shiva.
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...he’ Maya. The corresponding Mayan god Kukulkan was rare in the Classic era Maya civilization. However, in the Popol Vuh, the K’iche’ feathered serpent
...o the underworld and acted as a mediator between the various powers in the Maya cosmos. The deity was particularly associated with water, clouds , the wind
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...re, the '''Wayob''' or '''Wayob'''' (plural form - the singular in Yucatec Maya is uay, way or waay) are spirit companions that may sometimes take on physi
The word derives from the Maya words for "to sleep" and "to dream".
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...nd Yucatec Mayan terms. ''Huay'' or ''Uay'' comes from ''Waay'' in Yucatec Maya, meaning sorcerer or spirit, while ''Chivo'' is Spanish for goat, literally
[[Category:Maya mythology]]
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In Maya mythology, '''Ah Puch''' (Alternatively '''Ahpuch''' or '''Hun ahau''') was the God o
[[Category: Maya mythology]]
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==List by mythology==
===[[Aztec mythology]]===
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...ob) is a type of sprite or spirit in the mythological tradition of certain Maya peoples from the Yucatán Peninsula and Guatemala.
...ut knee-high, and in appearance resembling miniature traditionally dressed Maya people. Tradition holds that aluxob are generally invisible but are able to
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...jpg|thumb|right|200px|A Vision Serpent, detail of Lintel 15 at the Classic Maya site of Yaxchilan]]
...Serpent''' is the most important of the god-serpents in Pre-Columbian Maya mythology.
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In Maya mythology, '''Camazotz''' (/kɑːməˈsɒts/ from Mayan /kämäˈsots/) (alternate sp
...% of the population of Guatemala. They have a rich history steeped in Maya mythology, and they were one of the most powerful states in the area in the pre-Conqu
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In Basque mythology, '''Sugaar''' (other names: '''Sugar, Sugoi, Maju''') is the male half of a
...'Maypole' of fertility celebrations,called in spanish the "Mayu"(Maypole).Maya and Mayo( "Macho"?) being her spring time consort.
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* Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam - Maya Karin as Pontianak (2004)
* Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2 - Maya Karin as Pontianak (2005)
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...tec, Toltec, Aztec, who adopted it from the people of Teotihuacan, and the Maya.
...s similar. The Maya of Mexico knew him as '''Kukulkán'''; the '''Quiché'''-Maya of Guatemala, as '''Gukumatz'''.
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[[Category: Maya mythology]]
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In the study of [[mythology]] and religion, the '''underworld''' is a generic term approximately equiva
===[[Akkadian mythology]]===
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...or '''Nahual''' (both pronounced [na'wal]) is a word used in Mesoamerican mythology to describe a sorcerer that is able to take on animal forms, or have an ani
...aspect they would often have specific tonals such as the jaguar. In Aztec mythology the God Tezcatlipoca was the protector of nagualism, since his tonal was th
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...ften compared to Sita, one of the most beautiful woman described in Indian mythology, for her beauty. In addition to his wives, Ravana maintained a harem of inc
Ravana was married to Mandodari, the daughter of the celestial architect Maya. He had seven sons from his three wives:
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...or religion (as in ''Greek mythology'', ''Egyptian mythology'' or ''Norse mythology'') or the branch of knowledge dealing with the collection, study and interp
...falsehood — a story which many believe but which is not true. The field of mythology does not use this definition.
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*She is depicted as naked with Maya as her only covering and is shown as very dark, as she has no permanent qua
However, the symbolism of the previous mentioned mythology is often seen as antiquated and misogynistic. The more thoughtful and Tant
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* Maya Kakushi no Rei - Kyoka Izumi
[[Category: Japanese mythology]]
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...otype for the demon [[Kroni]] and his incarnation [[Kaliyan]] of Ayyavazhi mythology.
...t one version of the Kalki Purana in the book The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology states Kali does not die but, instead, escapes through time and space to li
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