Kinich Ahau
Maya · deity · cosmogonic · Recorded classification
Sun god (God G) with jaguar/night-sun aspect; patron of kingship invoked in royal titles.
Domains
- sun
- kingship
Powers
- Bear the sun across the sky by day
- Descend at night as the underworld Jaguar Sun
Epithets
- Kʼinich Kʼakʼmoʼ Sun-Eyed Fire-Macaw; the sun descending at noon upon IzamalDiego de Landa, Relación de las cosas de Yucatán (primary)
Sources
- existence: Dresden Codex; Landa; Classic Maya inscriptions (primary)