Awilix
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Awilix was a goddess of the Postclassic Kʼicheʼ Maya, who had a large kingdom in the highlands of Guatemala. She was the patron deity of the Nijaʼibʼ noble lineage at the Kʼicheʼ capital Qʼumarkaj, wi
The Classic period Maya moon goddess may have been a forerunner of Awilix
The ruins of the Temple of Awilix at Qʼumarkaj
Structure 4 at Zaculeu was very similar to the temple at Qʼumarkaj
Maya Moon Goddess
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The Maya Moon Goddess was a major deity for the Classic Maya. She is consistently depicted as a young woman of Maya beauty standard and is often adorned with patterned clothing, jewelry and a floral h
Awilix
…a Moon goddess and a goddess of night, although some studies refer to the deity as male. Awilix was probably derived from the Classic period lowland Maya moon goddess or from Cʼabawil Ix, the Moon goddess of the Chontal Maya. Awilix was the goddess of the moon, the queen of the night. She was associated with the…
Goddess O Ixchel
Court of the Moon Goddess. (Pictured from left to right) Skeletal/Death God, Underworld/Jaguar God, Water-Lily Serpent, Maize God, God L, Lunar Rabbit, Moon Goddess