Although he had bird features and some people think he was the Mayan eagle god, Quetzalcoatl was representative of the ...

A group of activist lawyers filed a legal complaint, saying the statue of the Greek god offended the beliefs of local Maya Indigenous groups who prefer Chaac, their own local god of water.

with at least a dozen posting slogans like “Chaac 1, Poseidon 0.” There are arguments on both sides. “Poseidon is a Greek god who is alien to our Maya culture,” according to the legal ...

Researchers said the brutal human sacrifice rituals were likely intended to appease the Mayan rain god Chaac, but further studies, including DNA analysis of the bones, were needed to better ...

Bleuze and Franco hypothesize that the rituals were conducted to appease the Mayan rain god Chaac, a way of ushering in the warm seasons and blessing the community’s crops. The researchers ...

The Maya civilization had one of the most intricate religious systems in the ancient world. From powerful gods like the maize god and the rain god Chaac to the complex calendar cycles and ancestor ...

saying the statue of the Greek god offended the beliefs of local Maya Indigenous groups who prefer their local god of water, known as Chaac. (AP Photo/Martin Zetina, File) ...