Chahk | Maya | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This grand sculpture portrays the Maya deity Chahk as an axe-wielding personification of rain, storms, and lightning. Clutching the handle of a large axe – symbolic of lightning – Chahk is …
Chaac - Wikipedia
Chaac (also spelled Chac or, in Classic Mayan, Chaahk [t͡ʃaːhk]) is the name of the Maya god of rain, thunder, and lightning. With his lightning axe, Chaac strikes the clouds, causing them to …
The Mayan deity Chahk, symbol of power and fear
Apr 13, 2018 · The sculpture of Chahk was carved in the 9 th century in the Mesoamerica, in now present-day Mexico. According to the museum plaque description, this sculpture represents …
Maya artist(s) - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The young rain god, named Chahk, poses mid-stride, lifting off his left foot and extending the right leg in front of him, gracefully pointing his toes. The underside of each leg is marked with a …
Tripod plate with Chahk in a mythological scene | Maya | The ...
The rain god Chahk, named specifically as Chak-Xib-Chahk, is the undisputed protagonist of the complex scene. The prefixed name Chak, meaning “red,” may be purely coloristic or refer to a …
Caracol - Maya Decipherment
Jun 23, 2019 · Xub Chahk’s story, framed by these complex and vague interactions between Yaxha, Naranjo and Caracol, represent an especially belligerent moment in Classic Maya …
Chahk, the Capricious Rain God - Oxford Academic
Dec 19, 2024 · This chapter revolves around Chahk, the Rain God, who was vital for the rainfall-dependent Maya, and his capricious nature—too much, not enough, or the right amount of …
REPORT: Two Inscribed Bones from Yaxchilan – Maya Decipherment
May 16, 2013 · Several other bones bearing her name were found in the tomb, including one very elaborate mayij baak named for another deity named Bolon Kalneel Chahk. He was evidently …
A Captive’s Story: Xub Chahk of Ucanal – Maya Decipherment
Jun 23, 2019 · Xub Chahk’s story, framed by these complex and vague interactions between Yaxha, Naranjo and Caracol, represent an especially belligerent moment in Classic Maya …
The Forgetful Ones
Chaahk is shown here clutching his axe, ready to strike rain and thunder from the clouds. This sculpture was likely created in the Puuc hills of Yucatan and Campeche. Hello Ard (Earth)!