Chaac
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Chaac is the name of the Maya god of rain, thunder, and lightning. With his lightning axe, Chaac strikes the clouds, causing them to produce thunder and rain. Chaac corresponds to Tlaloc among the Azt
Earthenware effigy urn (an incense burner) of Chaac, 12th–14th century
Chaac sculpture at the Maya Sculpture Museum, Honduras.
Rain deity impersonator, Classic period
Tláloc
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Tláloc is the god of rain in Aztec religion. He was also a deity of earthly fertility and water, and worshipped as a giver of life and sustenance; many rituals and sacrifices predicated upon these asp
Chaac
…god of rain, thunder, and lightning. With his lightning axe, Chaac strikes the clouds, causing them to produce thunder and rain. Chaac corresponds to Tlaloc among the Aztecs and Cocijo among the Zapotecs. Like other Maya gods, Chaac is both one and manifold. Four Chaacs are based in the cardinal directions…
Tláloc in the Codex Borgia
A brazier depicting Tláloc from Ozuluama, Classic Veracruz culture.
Depiction of Patterns of War, Tláloc (bottom right)
Tláloc, as shown in the late 16th century Codex Ríos.