Classic Period Gods and Astronomy

Question 1

battle with hero twins

Answer 1

Popol Vuh

Question 2

Chief God

Answer 2

Itzamna

Question 3

• Goddess of Fertility . • Goddess of the Moon. • The sun’s wife.

Answer 3

Ixchel

Question 4

• Depicted as young and

handsome.

Answer 4

Maize God

Question 5

• Legend claims that maize and cacao were both discovered when
K’awiil hurled a lightning bolt at a mountain, breaking it in two and revealing the two plants growing inside.

Answer 5

Chocolate God

Question 6

God of the Underworld God L
• Wealthy god of trade and
commerce.
• Depicted as prosperous and
fat old god smoking a cigar.

Answer 6

God L

Question 7

K’inich Ahaw
• God of the Sun.
• Depicted as an old
god with hooked nose.
• His dangerous, nighttime self was
the Jaguar God of
the Underworld.

Answer 7

K’inich Ahaw

Question 8

• God of Rain.

* Reptile-like face

Answer 8

Chac

Question 9

• TwopaddlergodsandGodLtransport the Maize gods in a huge canoe

• The canoe travels across the Milky Way until they arrived at the place of
creation - the belt of the constellation Orion

Answer 9

Mayan Creation Story (known myth)

Question 10

(the underworld)

Answer 10

Xibalba