Ah-Muzen-Cab

Ah-Muzen-Cab

Ah-Muzen-Cab

Maya god of bees and honey

Ah Muzen Cab[pronunciation?] is the Maya god of bees and honey. He is possibly the same figure as "the Descending God" or "the Diving God" and is consistently depicted upside-down. The Temple of the Descending God is located in Tulum. The bees used by the Maya are Melipona beecheii and Melipona yucatanica, species of stingless bee.

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In the Chilam Balam

The Chilam Balam mentions Ah-Muzen-Cab in Chapter I: The Ritual of the Four World Corners, and Chapter X: The Creation of the World. In it, Ah Muzen Cab represents the East and North. He also blindfolded the Oxlahalun-ti-ku, who were then seized and beaten by the Bolon-ti-ku, allowing the incomplete world to be filled by rocks, trees, and seeds.[1]

Ah Muzen Cab is a playable god in the video game Smite.

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References

  1. [1]
    The Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel. Washington DC: Carnegie Institution of Washington. 1933. pp. 22, 51.
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