Bol
Lacandon · deity · Lacandon traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Bol is the Lacandon god of balché, the fermented ceremonial drink of Lonchocarpus bark and honey, and of the intoxication it brings. He presides over the brewing trough and the offering of the drink that accompanies incense in every major rite. His name is also given as Bor.
Domains
- intoxication
- ritual drink
Powers
- ferment the balché
- induce ritual intoxication
Epithets
- Bol — lord of balchéR. Jon McGee, Life, Ritual, and Religion among the Lacandon Maya (Wadsworth, 1990) (primary)
Relations
- companion: KʼayumDrink and song attend the same ceremonies.R. Jon McGee, Life, Ritual, and Religion among the Lacandon Maya (Wadsworth, 1990) (primary)
Sources
- Bol is the Lacandon god of balché, the fermented ritual drink, and of the intoxication it brings.: R. Jon McGee, Life, Ritual, and Religion among the Lacandon Maya (Wadsworth, Belmont, 1990) (primary); Didier Boremanse, Hach Winik: The Lacandon Maya of Chiapas (IMS, University at Albany, 1998) (primary)