Itzamna
Maya · deity · cosmogonic · Recorded classification
Aged supreme creator and sky god (God D), inventor of writing and patron of healing and learning.
Domains
- sky and creation
- writing and knowledge
- healing and priesthood
Powers
- Invent writing, books and the calendar
- Cure disease and revive the dead
Relations
- spouse: Ix ChelGod D and the aged goddess O (Chak Chel aspect) are paired in Yucatec cosmology as the old creator couple.Miller & Taube, An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya (1993) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Landa, Relación de las cosas de Yucatán; Dresden Codex; Madrid Codex (primary)