Hozanek
Maya · deity · cosmogonic · Recorded classification
The fourth corner, and the fourth colour. A registry that carries the Maya without the Bacabs carries a sky with nothing under it.
Domains
- sky bearing
- cardinal directions
Relations
- manifestation of: Pauahtunthe southern 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
- Hozanek is the Bacab of the south, supporting the southern corner of the sky, with the directional colour yellow.: Reference treatments of the four Bacabs and their directional colours. (secondary)