Mayan Religion

Itzamna, Lizard House In Mayan, itz can mean dew or nectar Name often preceded by ahaulil,or lord Religion and Culture of Itzamna: Maya, Mesoamerica Symbols, Iconography, and Art of Itzamna: Images of Itzamna often contain snakes or mussels and he himself is depicted as an old man with a flower…

A dread of malevolent spirits haunting forsaken areas could, along with environmental catastrophes, help to explain why some areas in the ancient Mayan world proved less resilient than others when their civilization disintegrated, researchers suggest. The ancient Maya once claimed an area about the size…