Jaguar God of the Underworld’s Family Tree

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Family

• Hun Hunahpu(parent),Chac Xib Chac(sibling),Unen K'awiil(sibling)— Miraculous

  The Palenque inscriptions name Hun Hunahpu, the Maize God, as the father of the Triad deities — Chac Xib Chac, Unen K'awiil, and the Jaguar God of the Underworld — linking the city's patron gods to the primordial cycle of maize death and rebirth.

  ⚠ The identification of the Popol Vuh's Hun Hunahpu with the Classic Maya Maize God who fathers the Palenque Triad rests on epigraphic interpretation (Stuart, Taube). Some scholars question whether the K'iche' and Classic Maya figures are the same deity.

Aspect of

• Kinich Ahau

  Kinich Ahau transforms into the Jaguar God of the Underworld each night at sunset, shedding his solar radiance to traverse Xibalba as a nocturnal jaguar before emerging reborn at dawn.

Member of

• Bolontiku

  The Bolontiku, the nine lords presiding over the levels of Xibalba, include Ah-Puch as ruler of the deepest level Mitnal, Cizin as lord of fire and decay, and the Jaguar God of the Underworld as the nocturnal sun.

• Palenque Triad

  The Palenque Triad, the three patron deities of the city, comprised Chac Xib Chac (GI) as the senior member, Unen K'awiil (GII) embodying lightning and royal power, and the Jaguar God of the Underworld (GIII) representing the night sun.