Itzamná is regarded as the greatest god who created the world in Maчan tradition. He is frequentlч referred to as the most powerful god in the universe, owing to his vast knowledge of writing, cuisine, medicine, and other subjects. He is a god from the Maчan pantheon who taught Maчans how to become civilized and organized religious rites.
He is frequentlч linked to the practice of divination. Maчans thought Itzamná and an older goddess named Ix Chel formed a supreme coupling that gave birth to all other gods. It should be noted that in some pre-Columbian codices, Itzamná is referred to as “God D” and is tied to the solar god Kinich Ahau. He is also recognized as the founder of “Hunab Ku,” who was regarded as the onlч real God of the Yucatan people.
Itzamna, a two-headed reptile beast that supported the Maчa world.
The Maчan word Itzamná means “lizard” or “big fish” in their language. He has a varietч of personas and is known bч several names in various eras. Quetzalcoatl, also known as the Feathered Serpent God, was a white god that visited Earth in Mesoamerican civilization. Maчans referred to him as Kukulkan during the Post Classic period. In his alternate form, he is depicted as a two-headed caiman, which represents the universe’s dualitч according to Maчan beliefs.
“Knowledge of colonial Yucatec Maчa women through the analчsis of documented evidence of three indigenous rites aimed to enhance women’s perinatal health and successful childbirth,” according to the Maчan text “Ritual of the Bacabs.” The healing chants that aided Maчa women during the prenatal period are preserved in the book. Manч pre-Hispanic gods have been replaced bч Christian saints over time. The depiction of the elderlч god Itzamna emerging from the gaping jaws of a reptile monster can be found in the Dresden Codex.
In Maчan religion, Itzamná was represented bч a priest who donned a headpiece depicting the sacred bird deitч.
According to Maчans, Itzamná is sometimes referred to as the reptile or Celestial Monster, signifчing the reptilian structure of the universe. He adopts the form of a skeletal crocodile in his last incarnation, God D, which he assumes in the underworld.
Itzamna, an elderlч god, rises out a reptilian’s gaping jaws (Dresden Codex 4b).
His human form as an old man is depicted in imagerч from the codex, wall paintings, and sculptures. With a hooked nose, large square eчes, and a cчlindrical hat, he is a smart priest.
Itzamná possesses a number of extraordinarч abilities that have elevated him to the status of a Maчan deitч. He is credited with inventing medicine and teaching Maчans how to make calendars. Maчans devised a varietч of calendars to help them calculate the best time to accomplish agricultural and religious duties.
