Hunab Ku

Mayan deity

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Hunab Ku was a supreme creator deity of the Maya people, often referred to as "One-God". He was sometimes identified with Itzamná, the principal Mayan deity who ruled over heaven, day, and night. Itzamná was considered the son of Hunab Ku and was a culture hero credited with giving humankind writing and the calendar. The Maya believed that several worlds were created and destroyed before the present universe came into being, with the current world being formed from corn gruel.12

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pre-Columbian civilizations
Creation
…worshiped a creator deity called Hunab Ku, “One-God.” Itzamná (“Iguana House”), head of the Maya pantheon of the ruling class, was his son, whose wife was Ix Chebel Yax, patroness of weaving.
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…worshiped a creator deity called Hunab Ku, “One-God.” Itzamná (“Iguana House”), head of the Maya pantheon of the ruling class, was his son, whose wife was Ix Chebel Yax, patroness of weaving.
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Itzamná
…with the remote creator deity Hunab Ku and occasionally with Kinich Ahau, the sun god. The moon goddess Ixchel, patron of womanly crafts, was possibly a female manifestation of the god. Itzamná was also a culture hero who gave humankind writing and the calendar and was patron deity of medicine.…
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…with the remote creator deity Hunab Ku and occasionally with Kinich Ahau, the sun god. The moon goddess Ixchel, patron of womanly crafts, was possibly a female manifestation of the god. Itzamná was also a culture hero who gave humankind writing and the calendar and was patron deity of medicine.…
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