Bacab vs Kukulkan
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Bacab
In Maya religion, the Bacabs are four deities associated with supporting the sky at its four corners. Each Bacab is linked to a cardinal direction and a corresponding color, and the group also appears in traditions concerning calendrical year-bearers. Accounts of the Bacabs are preserved in colonial-era Maya sources, including the writings of Diego de Landa and the ritual texts known as the Books...
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Kukulkan
Kukulkan is the feathered serpent deity of the Yucatec Maya religion, serving as a counterpart to the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. He was worshipped as the god of storms, wind, and water, as well as a creator deity central to Maya cosmology. The Temple of Kukulkan, known as El Castillo, is a step pyramid located at the center of the Chichen Itza archaeological site in Mexico. During the spring and autu...
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