Äkʼinchob
Lacandon · deity · Lacandon traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Äkʼinchob is the Lacandon guardian of maize and the milpa (cornfield), who makes the crop grow and ripen and protects the cultivators. He is reckoned a son-in-law of Hachäkyum, having married one of the high god's daughters, and mediates between the farming Lacandon and the creator. His name is also given as Kʼin Chob.
Domains
- agriculture
- maize
Powers
- protect the milpa
- ripen the maize
Epithets
- Äkʼinchob — guardian of the maizeR. Jon McGee, Life, Ritual, and Religion among the Lacandon Maya (Wadsworth, 1990) (primary)
Relations
- ally: HachäkyumSon-in-law of Hachäkyum, having married one of his daughters.Didier Boremanse, Hach Winik: The Lacandon Maya of Chiapas (IMS, 1998) (primary)
Sources
- Äkʼinchob is the Lacandon guardian of maize and the milpa and the son-in-law of Hachäkyum.: R. Jon McGee, Life, Ritual, and Religion among the Lacandon Maya (Wadsworth, 1990) (primary); Didier Boremanse, Hach Winik: The Lacandon Maya of Chiapas (IMS, 1998) (primary)