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The Water Lily Jaguar (so called because of the water lily on its head) is both a giant jaguar protector, looming large above the king (e.g., Tikal wooden lintel 3, temple I), and a transformer often shown amidst flames.
The jaguar is further associated with vegetation and fertility by the Maya with what is known as the Waterlily jaguar, which is depicted as having water lilies sprouting from its head (Benson 1998:64-67).
Jan 9, 2018 · Known today as the Water Lily Jaguar, this underworld (or Xibalbá) god was one of the more major ones the ancient Maya worshiped. It was associated with royalty and libation (pouring liquid as a sacrifice.)
Jan 9, 2004 · A supernatural patron of war and sacrifice, the Jaguar God has been interpreted as an aspect of the jaguar twin of the Popol Vuh myth and as a personification of the night Sun as it travels through the underworld.
- Itzamna. Itzamna is also known as Ah Dzib ("scribe") or idzat ("learned person") and to Mayanists scholars, God D. He is the old, wizened creator god, and perhaps the major god of both the Classic and Post-Classic periods.
- Ah Puch. Ah Puch is the Maya god of the dead, most often associated with death, corporal decomposition, and the welfare of the newly dead. His epithets in the Quechua language include Cimi ("Death") and Cizin ("The Flatulent One").
- Akan. Akan, known as God A' (pronounced "God A Prime") to scholars, is another god of death, but more specifically, the god of wine and drinking, disease and death.
- Huracan. Huracan, also spelled Hurakan, is known as U K'ux Kaj ("Heart of the Sky") in the Popol Vuh; K'awiil in the classic period; the "god with the ornamented nose" and God K to scholars.
May 23, 2019 · Why is there a Mayan “water lily Jaguar”? It is well documented that jaguars have no hesitation about jumping into rivers and lakes. They may be chasing a fleeing animal who itself jumps in and tries to swim away.
Feb 24, 2024 · As a symbol of hunting and war, he was “Waterlily Jaguar,” shown wearing a waterlily on his head and a sacrificial decapitation neck-scarf. All his personifications, including “White Owl Jaguar” and “Baby Jaguar,” were patron gods, different ones for different polities, depending on the preference of the ruler.
