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Toltec/Mayan

Gukumatz

Gukumatz

Gukumatz was a feathered snake god who helped create Earth and humanity. He taught mankind civilazation and agriculture.

Gukumatz was a culture hero who taught the Toltecs, and later the Maya, the arts of civilization, including codes of law, agriculture, and medicine.He came from an ocean, and eventually returned to it. According to a Mayan legend, Gukumatz will return to the Earth again. He also represents the forces of good and evil, similar to the yin-yang. Gukumatz was a god of the four elements of fire, earth, air, and water. Each element was associated with a divine animal or plant.

Text & Drawing: Ryan H., Percy Julian MS
Background: Nathan, Santan JHS

Citation: "Maya Mythology." Wikipedia. 16 Mar. 2007. 18 Jan. 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_mythology>.

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