Zac Cimi
Maya · deity · cosmogonic · Recorded classification
West is black and carries the day-name for death in its own name, which is about as direct as this system gets.
Domains
- sky bearing
- cardinal directions
Relations
- manifestation of: Pauahtunthe western 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
- Zac Cimi is the Bacab of the west, holding up the western corner of the sky, with the directional colour black.: Reference treatments of the four Bacabs and their directional colours. (secondary)