Tohil
Tohil (/toˈχil/) (also spelled Tojil) was a deity of the K'iche' Maya in the Late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica. At the time of the Spanish Conquest, Tohil was the patron god of the K'iche'. Tohil's principal function was that of a fire deity and he was also both a sun god and the god of rain. Tohil was also associated with mountains and he was a god of war, sacrifice and sustenance. In the K'iche' epic Popul Vuh, after the first people were created, they gathered at the mythical Tollan, the Place of the Seven Caves, to receive their language and their gods. The K'iche', and others, there received Tohil. Tohil demanded blood sacrifice from the K'iche' and so they offered their own blood and also that of sacrificed captives taken in battle. In the Popul Vuh this consumption of blood by
Tohil
Tohil (/toˈχil/) (also spelled Tojil) was a deity of the K'iche' Maya in the Late Postclassic period of Mesoamerica. At the time of the Spanish Conquest, Tohil was the patron god of the K'iche'. Tohil's principal function was that of a fire deity and he was also both a sun god and the god of rain. Tohil was also associated with mountains and he was a god of war, sacrifice and sustenance. In the K'iche' epic Popul Vuh, after the first people were created, they gathered at the mythical Tollan, the Place of the Seven Caves, to receive their language and their gods. The K'iche', and others, there received Tohil. Tohil demanded blood sacrifice from the K'iche' and so they offered their own blood and also that of sacrificed captives taken in battle. In the Popul Vuh this consumption of blood by
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K'awiil (alternative Namen: Bo ...... osmologie der Maya zugewiesen.
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Tohil (/toˈχil/) (also spelled ...... ter the conquest of Guatemala.
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Tohil (également appelé Tojil) ...... rre ainsi qu'à des sacrifices.
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K'awiil (alternative Namen: Bo ...... it Huracán und Chaac aufzeigt.
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Tohil (/toˈχil/) (also spelled ...... this consumption of blood by
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Tohil (également appelé Tojil) ...... rre ainsi qu'à des sacrifices.
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K'awiil
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Tohil
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Tohil
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