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Mesoamerican Pantheon

Aztec, Maya, and related Mesoamerican traditions

Name Date

1. Who's who

Write the letter of each figure's role next to their name.

  1. 1.Hunahpu and Xbalanque
  2. 2.Itzamna
  3. 3.Kukulkan
  4. 4.Tlaloc
  5. 5.Ah Puch
  6. 6.Chaac
  7. 7.Chalchiuhtlicue
  8. 8.Hun Hunahpu
  • A.wind, rain, sky
  • B.rain, fertility, lightning
  • C.creation, sky, writing
  • D.rain, lightning, thunder
  • E.maize, fertility, death and rebirth
  • F.water, rivers, lakes
  • G.death, underworld, disaster
  • H.sun, moon, heroism

2. Family and relationships

Fill in each blank with a name from the word bank.

Word bank: Hun Hunahpu · Itzamna · Tlaloc

  1. 1. is the spouse of Chalchiuhtlicue.
  2. 2. is the spouse of Ix Chel.
  3. 3. is a parent of Hunahpu and Xbalanque.

3. Short answers

  1. 1. What was Hunahpu and Xbalanque associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Hunahpu and Xbalanque?

  2. 2. What was Itzamna associated with, and which symbols help you recognise Itzamna?

  3. 3. Retell “Quetzalcoatl's Journey to Mictlan” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

  4. 4. Retell “The Hero Twins and the Lords of Xibalba” in two or three sentences. Who is involved, and what changes by the end?

Answer key: Mesoamerican Pantheon

1. Who's who

  1. 1. Hunahpu and Xbalanque: H
  2. 2. Itzamna: C
  3. 3. Kukulkan: A
  4. 4. Tlaloc: B
  5. 5. Ah Puch: G
  6. 6. Chaac: D
  7. 7. Chalchiuhtlicue: F
  8. 8. Hun Hunahpu: E

2. Family and relationships

  1. 1. Tlaloc
  2. 2. Itzamna
  3. 3. Hun Hunahpu

3. Short answers (guidance)

  1. 1. sun, moon, heroism. Symbols: blowgun, jaguar spots, rubber ball. (mythosatlas.com/deities/hero-twins)
  2. 2. creation, sky, writing. Symbols: aged face, roman nose, sky band. (mythosatlas.com/deities/itzamna)
  3. 3. After the destruction of the Fourth Sun, Quetzalcoatl descends to the underworld to retrieve the bones of previous humanity and create a new race of people for the Fifth Sun. (mythosatlas.com/stories/quetzalcoatl-mictlan)
  4. 4. The central narrative of the Maya Popol Vuh: the Hero Twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque descend to the underworld, outwit the lords of death, resurrect their father the Maize God, and ascend to become the sun and moon. (mythosatlas.com/stories/hero-twins-popol-vuh)

Generated from the Mythos Atlas catalog. Traditions vary between sources; accept well-supported alternatives.