Patan
Maya · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
A Maya economy without draught animals moved on the backs of men wearing tumplines, and the man who dropped dead under his load on a forest road was a known and frequent event. The lord responsible is named after the strap.
Domains
- roads
Relations
- subordinate to: Vucub-CamePopol Vuh: the ten lords rank beneath the two supreme lords. (primary)
- paired with: XicPopol Vuh: the two are named as a pair. (primary)
Sources
- Patan is a lord of Xibalba, paired with Xic, the two of them killing travellers who die coughing blood on the road.: Popol Vuh, the roster of the lords of Xibalba. (primary)