maya gods

From being made into a mummy through being sacrificed to the gods, daily life in the Mayan world was pretty deadly! Readers will love digging up the past and finding out just how horrible it was in this gripping read. Primary sources, colorful designs, and engaging text bring to life the chilling practices of the Maya in this fascinating history title.

"The Jazz Age is in full swing, but Casiopea Tun is too busy cleaning the floors of her wealthy grandfather's house to listen to any fast tunes. Nevertheless, she dreams of a life far from her dusty small town in southern Mexico. A life she can call her own. Yet this new life seems as distant as the stars, until the day she finds a curious wooden box in her grandfather's room. She opens it--and accidentally frees the spirit of the Mayan god of death, who requests her help in recovering his throne from his treacherous brother. Failure will mean Casiopea's demise, but success could make her dreams come true. In the company of the strangely alluring god and armed with her wits, Casiopea begins an adventure that will take her on a cross-country odyssey from the jungles of Yucat?n to the bright lights of Mexico City--and deep into the darkness of the Mayan underworld"--Provided by publisher.

Zane Obispo is currently on a deserted tropical island with his family and friends trying to control his new fire skills. When he tries to leave to rescue his father, the Maya god Hurakan, from prison, he discovers he is trapped on the island. Then he learns that he has accidentally put other godborns like himself at risk to be killed by the gods. In a race against time, Zane must escape from the island and find the godborns first. But now Zane faces an impossible choice: save the godborns or rescue his father.

To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to his father and his ancestry.

To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to his father and his ancestry.

To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to his father and his ancestry.

An introduction to the gods and goddesses of Inca, Maya, and Aztec mythology.

Discusses various Mayan and Aztec myths, including creation stories and tales of principal gods and goddesses.

Gives the history of the principal gods and goddesses of the ancient Mayans, including Hunab Ku, Itzamna, Ixtab, and Ah Puch.