Kʼayum
Lacandon · deity · Lacandon traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Kʼayum, 'Lord of Song', is the Lacandon god of music and sacred singing, who accompanies the ceremonies of the gods with the drum. He is counted among the children of Hachäkyum, and his name is borne by many Lacandon men. In ritual his songs are the proper voice by which the deities are addressed.
Parentage
- parent: HachäkyumRobert D. Bruce, El Libro de Chan Kʼin (INAH, 1974) (primary)
- parent: XkʼaleʼoxRobert D. Bruce, El Libro de Chan Kʼin (INAH, 1974) (primary)
Domains
- music
Powers
- sing the sacred songs
- beat the drum
Epithets
- Kʼayum — Lord of SongRobert D. Bruce, El Libro de Chan Kʼin (INAH, 1974) (primary)
Relations
- parent: HachäkyumRobert D. Bruce, El Libro de Chan Kʼin (INAH, 1974) (primary)
- parent: XkʼaleʼoxRobert D. Bruce, El Libro de Chan Kʼin (INAH, 1974) (primary)
- companion: BolSong and the ceremonial drink attend the same rites.R. Jon McGee, Life, Ritual, and Religion among the Lacandon Maya (Wadsworth, 1990) (primary)
Sources
- Kʼayum is the Lacandon god of music and sacred song, a son of Hachäkyum, who accompanies the ceremonies of the gods with the drum.: Robert D. Bruce, El Libro de Chan Kʼin (INAH, 1974) (primary); Didier Boremanse, Hach Winik: The Lacandon Maya of Chiapas (IMS, University at Albany, 1998) (primary)