Information About ™Kukulcan |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT GUKUMATZ | |
| characters from the popol vuh | |
| agricultural gods | |
| creator gods | |
| maya gods | |
| wisdom gods | |
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Gukumatz was a Culture Hero who taught the Toltec s, and later the Maya, the arts of civilization, including codes of Law , Agriculture , Fishing and Medicine . He came from an ocean, and eventually returned to it. According to Mayan legend, Gukumatz will return to the Earth during the End Times . He also represents the forces of good and evil, similar to the Yin-yang paradigm of Oriental religions. Gukumatz was a god of the four elements of Fire , Earth , Air and Water , and each element was associated with a divine animal or plant: In Mayan writing and sculpture, Gukumatz can be represented by at least six symbolic images. First, he is found as the plumed serpent. He can also be represented as an Eagle , a Jaguar , a pool of blood, a Conch Shell or Snail , and finally as a Flute made of bones. OTHER NAMES
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