Hobnil
Maya · deity · cosmogonic · deity
East is red because that is where the sun comes up, and the whole Maya colour scheme follows from that one observation: red east, white north, black west, yellow south. Hobnil is the corner where it starts.
Domains
- sky bearing
- cardinal directions
Relations
- manifestation of: Pauahtun
Sources
- Reference treatments of the four Bacabs, their directions and their colours, and of Landa and the Chilam Balams as the sources.