Ocellated turkey
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The ocellated turkey is a species of turkey residing primarily in the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico, as well as in parts of Belize and Guatemala. A relative of the North American wild turkey, it was somet
Ocellated turkey male Peten
Closeup of a male
In flight
Foraging near Nohoch Mul pyramid
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
Ocellated turkey
…who punished the former by changing his once-melodious voice to guttural thumps. It is associated with water, rain (especially through the deity Chaak) and fecundity; tribes like the Chʼortiʼ once offered its blood across their fields in hopes of a good harvest. Its carcasses were also offered to use…
Earthenware effigy urn (an incense burner) of Chaac, 12th–14th century
Chaac sculpture at the Maya Sculpture Museum, Honduras.
Rain deity impersonator, Classic period