And this is pretty obvious in the young maize god - the sculpture was apparently a manifestation of mythological beings resulting from the third Maya creation. There were eight mythological beings ...

Jade Skirt: The gods and spirits are so important to my people, the Maya. The king is our ... K’inich Ahau is our Sun god and Chaac brings us rain. The Maize god provides some of our favourite ...

However, they guaranteed that he would be remembered and honored as Hun Hunahpu, the maize god of rebirth. Maya noble classes ...