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Maya god of death and earthquakes
Cizin Other names Kisin, Ah Puch, Xibalba,[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Cizin is a Maya god of death and earthquakes.[1] Maya death god in the Maya culture.[6] [7]
To the Yucatán Mayas he was Hun-Came and Vucub-Came .[5] [clarification needed He also has similarities to Mictlāntēcutli .[8]
Name and etymology [ edit ]
The God Cizin goes by several names like Kisen , Yom Cimil ,[9] Kisin , Ah Puch , Xibalba [1] [10] Yum Cimil ,[2] Hunhau, [11] Ah Puchah , Au Puch , Cum Hau , Eopuco , Hu Ahau , Tzontemoc, [12] Ahpuch , and Ahal Puch .[5] Kimi .[13] Yum Cim or Yum Cimil .[5]
The name Cizin probably means stench .[14] flatulence .[15] [1] [clarification needed
Yum Cimil means lord of death while Hun Ahau means one ruler .[16] [5]
Mythology [ edit ]
He is considered the brother of Nohochacyum[17] Bacabs .[18]
According to Lacandon myth when a person dies Cizin burns the soul on his mouth and his anus. When the soul complains Cizin douses the soul in cold water, causing the soul to complain more leading Cizin to burn them until the soul disintegrates into nothing.[19] [8] [19]
In popular culture [ edit ]
Xibalba is referenced in a scene from the movie The Road to El Dorado when the chief and high priest ask the protagonists to make a sacrifice to Xibalba. Later Conquistador Hernan Cortes is mistaken for the deity by the exiled high priest.
Cizin makes an appearance as a playable god in the 2014 free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena video game Smite Maya pantheon by the name Ah Puch .[20]
The 2013 game "9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek" features Cizin as part of its supernatural mystery plot.
Xibalba appears in the film, The Book of Life (2014 film) , voiced by Ron Perlman .
Ah-Puch is the main antagonist in the 2018 novel The Storm Runner by J. C. Cervantes, but a supporting protagonist in the sequels.
The 2021 animated mini-series Maya and the Three features Ah Puch as a supporting character, voiced by Rita Moreno .
References [ edit ]
^ a b Read, Kay Almere; Gonzalez, Jason J. (2002-06-13). Mesoamerican Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs of Mexico and Central America ISBN 978-0-19-514909-8
^ Quick, P. S. (2015-11-17). All About: Mysterious Maya ISBN 978-1-78538-320-5
^ Abel, Ernest L. (2009-03-20). Death Gods: An Encyclopedia of the Rulers, Evil Spirits, and Geographies of the Dead ISBN 978-0-313-35713-8
^ a b c d e Bingham, Ann; Roberts, Jeremy (2010). South and Meso-American Mythology A to Z ISBN 978-1-4381-2958-7
^ Jordan, Michael (2014-05-14). Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses ISBN 978-1-4381-0985-5
^ Witschey, Walter Robert Thurmond; Brown, Clifford T. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Mesoamerica ISBN 978-0-8108-7167-0
^ a b Read, Kay Almere; Gonzalez, Jason J. (2002-06-13). Mesoamerican Mythology: A Guide to the Gods, Heroes, Rituals, and Beliefs of Mexico and Central America ISBN 978-0-19-514909-8
^ "The Mayan Pantheon: The Many Gods of the Maya" . World History Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2021-10-07 .
^ Willey, Gordon R. (1965-01-01). Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volumes 2 and 3: Archaeology of Southern Mesoamerica ISBN 978-1-4773-0655-0
^ Quick, P. S. (2015-11-17). All About: Mysterious Maya ISBN 978-1-78538-320-5
^ Abel, Ernest L. (2009-03-20). Death Gods: An Encyclopedia of the Rulers, Evil Spirits, and Geographies of the Dead ISBN 978-0-313-35713-8
^ Mahoney, Emily (2017-12-15). The Mysterious Maya Civilization ISBN 978-1-5345-6185-4
^ Kampen, Michael Edwin (1981). The Religion of the Maya ISBN 978-90-04-06400-3
^ Taube, Karl A.; Taube, Professor of Anthropology Karl A. (1992). The Major Gods of Ancient Yucatan ISBN 978-0-88402-204-6
^ Faiella, Graham (2005). Mesoamerican Mythology ISBN 978-1-4042-0772-1
^ "The Mayan Pantheon: The Many Gods of the Maya" . World History Encyclopedia . Retrieved 2021-09-11 .
^ Coulter, Charles Russell; Turner, Patricia (2013-07-04). Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities ISBN 978-1-135-96390-3
^ a b Thompson, John Eric Sidney (1990). Maya History and Religion ISBN 978-0-8061-2247-2
^ "Ah Puch | Horrific God of Decay" . www.smitegame.com . Retrieved 2021-09-11 .
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
