瑪雅信仰的吸血彊屍神
2020年4月22日
Suddenly appear strange creatures lookslike bats, bodies similar to human, living in the water
what kind of species is this?!
It's a Colugo. An arboreal gliding mammal found in Southeast Asia. Why can't people just leave animals alone. He was in his own habitat and is not dangerous. They are actually pretty docile and sweet. People SUCK.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Frozen62106324/status/1252629148951961606
What do you guys think? Any resemblance? The drawing is Camazotz, the Death bat,a ferocious creature that made a treaty with humans to bring them fire in exchange for human sacrifices. The photo of the creature is real but no one seems to know what it is. Lives in water. :)
Camazotz: ‘死亡蝙蝠’ 古代瑪雅信仰的吸血彊屍神
Camazotz: ‘Death Bat’ Vampire God In Ancient Maya Beliefs
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Chinese cultures see the bat as a good luck sign and the Europeans fear it as evil. In ancient Maya beliefs, Camazotz (Camoazotz) was a vampire bat god. Camazotz means "death bat" in the Quiché Maya language.
Associated with night, death, and sacrifice, Camazotz was often depicted holding his victim and a knife.
Maya sculpture that depicts the vampire bat god, Camazotz
The Maya considered him a terrifying god who served death and ruled the domain of twilight.
He lived in bloody grottoes and other dark places that people tried to avoid for fear of disturbing him.
In the beginning, bats in pre-Columbian cultures were not associated with evil. They were believed to be powerful creatures, spirits, and even gods. For example, in the Tajin pre-Columbian stone sculptures of Veracruz, vampire bats are depicted as gods and are also mentioned in epic myths and in the book of creation, "Popol Vuh". In one story, Camazotz, a "death bat" takes the head of one of the twin heroes, who entered his underworld domain and this head is later used in the ritual ball game.
Bat Mask , Oaxaca, Mexico
In most of the Pre-Columbian codices such as for example, Codex Borgia, bats (having human form or personality) are depicted as involved in human sacrifice.
Among many beliefs of the Zotzil Maya, an indigenous Maya people of the central Chiapas highlands in southern Mexico, there was one especially important because it explained the origin of these people. These Maya used to call themselves “Zotzil uinic”, which means – bat men. Their story of origin claims that their ancestors had once discovered a stone bat and considered it as their god.
Mayans of Central America believed the bat was the guardian of the Underworld and a powerful force against enemies.
Left: Mayan Bat Effigy; Right: Pre-Columbian Maya bat god sculpture in Museo Popol Vuh in Guatemala City. Image via Wikipedia
According to one myth, the Hero Twins were skillful ballplayers. One day the lords of Xibalba, the Maya death gods who ruled the underworld in Quiche Maya mythology, organized a contest in the underworld. They summoned all the best ballplayers and the Hero Twins saw this as a great opportunity to avenge their own father’s death.
http://www.ancientpages.com/2017/06/08/camazotz-death-bat-vampire-god-ancient-maya-beliefs/
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