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Religion dominated all aspects of Mayan life. Natural and supernatural planes were as one; good and malignant spirits inhabited the world and the gods ruled supreme.
The exact number of Mayan deities is uncertain but the following were particularly important in the area. The chief god Itzamná had many manifestations and his wife, Ixchel, was the goddess of childbirth, fertility and weaving. According to Mayan legend she taught women how to weave on the backstrap loom and from far and wide they traveled to Cozumel to worship at her shrine. The sun god Kinich Ahau (Lord of the Solar Face) is associated with the enormous stucco masks at Kohunlich which probably deify the ancient rulers of the city. Ah Mucen Cab is the descending god who appears in carvings at Cobá and Tulum in Quintana Roo and Sayil and Chichén Itzá in neighboring Yucatán. The deity is also associated with the god of the bees, "he who watches over the honey" and is said to be one of the sky bearers.
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