The Mayan mythology gods and goddesses are filled with rich history, rituals, and mysteries — some of which we still uncover today — and some of which you can see in sculpture form when you ...

Jade Skirt: The gods and spirits are so important to my people, the Maya. The king is our head priest and he can speak directly to the gods. With the help of other high-ranking priests ...

These and other questions involving the Maya people’s relation to their gods, their sacred city, and their extraordinarily accurate calendar were what the two archaeologists were investigating.

More specifically, Maya is a warrior princess on a mission to fulfill an ancient prophecy and defend the world from power-hungry gods. On her mission, she’ll soon learn why she has such a big ...

The decline of the Maya civilization began some 1,100 year ago when millions of Indians working on the contruction of tall pyramidal temples and palaces learned that their kings weren't gods ...

This phenomenon is believed to represent Kukulkan's (a Plumed Serpent God, associated with the wind in Mayan Culture) descent to earth, a powerful symbol of renewal and fertility. In the ...

During this period, Maya rulers were considered celestial representations of the gods on Earth. The constructions were used to reaffirm the rulers' importance, both physical and divine.