Ah-Muzen-Cab

Summary

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.

Ah-Muzen-Cab
God of bees and honey
AnimalsBees

In the Chilam Balam edit

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]

In popular culture edit

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

See also edit

References edit

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