Can Tzicnal
Maya · deity · cosmogonic · Recorded classification
The northern colour is white for the cold, which in a Yucatecan winter means the nortes coming off the Gulf — a real and annual weather event given a name and a corner.
Domains
- sky bearing
- cardinal directions
Relations
- manifestation of: Pauahtunthe northern aspect. The Yucatec sources name the four separately and the Classic material shows one god fourfold; both are carried.Reference treatment of the four Bacabs as the four aspects of Pauahtun, God N, each standing at one compass point holding up the sky. (secondary)
Sources
- Can Tzicnal is the Bacab of the north, holding up the northern corner of the sky, with the directional colour white.: Reference treatments of the four Bacabs and their directional colours. (secondary)