Q'uq'umatz Qʼuqʼumatz
Ringkasan
Qʼuqʼumatz adalah dewa angin dan hujan bangsa Maya Kʼicheʼ, Ular Berbulu yang menurut Popol Vuh menciptakan dunia dan manusia bersama Tepeu.
Qʼuqʼumatz was the wind and rain god of the Kʼicheʼ Maya, the Feathered Serpent who, according to the Popol Vuh, created the world and humanity with Tepeu.
Kisah dan tradisi
Qʼuqʼumatz adalah dewa angin dan hujan bangsa Maya Kʼicheʼ zaman Pascaklasik. Menurut Popol Vuh, Ular Berbulu ini menciptakan dunia dan manusia bersama dewa Tepeu. Ia membawa matahari melintasi langit hingga ke dunia bawah dan menjadi penengah berbagai kekuatan dalam kosmos Maya. Namanya secara harfiah berarti "ular quetzal". Ia dianggap padanan Quetzalcoatl dari Aztek dan Kukulkan dari Maya Yukatek, dan mungkin awalnya sama dengan Tohil, dewa matahari Kʼicheʼ. Bersama Tepeu ia dianggap leluhur bangsawan Kʼicheʼ, dan raja Kotujaʼ, pendiri Qʼumarkaj, memakai namanya sebagai gelar.
Qʼuqʼumatz was the wind and rain god of the Postclassic Kʼicheʼ Maya. According to the Popol Vuh, this Feathered Serpent created the world and humanity with the god Tepeu. It carried the sun across the sky into the underworld and mediated between the powers of the Maya cosmos. Its name literally means "quetzal serpent". It is considered the equivalent of the Aztec Quetzalcoatl and the Yucatec Kukulkan, and may once have been the same as Tohil, the Kʼicheʼ sun god. With Tepeu it was regarded as ancestor of the Kʼicheʼ nobility, and King Kotujaʼ, founder of Qʼumarkaj, bore its name as a title.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Maya
- Kawasan / Region
- Mesoamerika & Karibia
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Deity
- Habitat
- Sky
Nama lain / Alternate names
Gukumatz
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Nama Qʼuqʼumatz berarti "ular quetzal", bukan sekadar "ular berbulu".
The name Qʼuqʼumatz means "quetzal serpent", not just "feathered serpent".