Hesuklistos
Lacandon · deity · Lacandon traditional religion; continuing · deity
Hesuklistos, the Lacandon rendering of Jesus Christ, is a minor deity assimilated to the indigenous pantheon as a son of Äkyantho', god of foreigners. Identified as the god of the Mexicans and other outsiders, he is assigned a slight and peripheral role in the cosmos, subordinate to the true gods of the forest. Sources differ on the extent of his integration, which reflects historical contact with Christian missions.
Parentage
Domains
- foreigners
Powers
- watch over the foreigners
Epithets
- Hesuklistos
Relations
- parent: Äkyantho'