Xkʼaleʼox
Lacandon · deity · Lacandon traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Xkʼaleʼox is the consort of Hachäkyum and a mother among the gods, associated with the moon and with the domestic and generative sphere. She appears in the northern Lacandon narratives recorded by Bruce as Hachäkyum's wife and the mother of his children, among them the singer-god Kʼayum. Sources differ on her name, which is also given as Akʼna, 'Our Mother'.
Children
Domains
- moon
- fertility
Powers
- mother the gods
Epithets
- Akʼna — Our MotherDidier Boremanse, Hach Winik: The Lacandon Maya of Chiapas (IMS, 1998) (primary)
Relations
- spouse: HachäkyumRobert D. Bruce, El Libro de Chan Kʼin (INAH, 1974) (primary)
- child: KʼayumRobert D. Bruce, El Libro de Chan Kʼin (INAH, 1974) (primary)
Sources
- Xkʼaleʼox is the consort of Hachäkyum, associated with the moon and mother of his children.: Robert D. Bruce, El Libro de Chan Kʼin (Colección Científica 12, INAH, 1974) (primary); Didier Boremanse, Hach Winik: The Lacandon Maya of Chiapas (IMS, University at Albany, 1998) (primary)