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English: This file represents the mythology behind the agricultural cycles of the Ancient Maya. This image specifically shows the Maya Maize god Jun Ixiim in a captured state(right figure), then being freed(left figure) by a stone strike on the temple representation of the Earth.
Español: Este archivo representa la mitología detrás de los ciclos agrícolas de los antiguos mayas. Esta imagen muestra específicamente al dios maya del maíz Jun Ixiim en un estado capturado (figura de la derecha), luego siendo liberado (figura de la izquierda) por un golpe de piedra en la representación del templo de la Tierra.
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Source https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/662967
Author Justin Kerr

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Ancient Maya cacao drink vessel depiction of the Maize God Jun Ixiim.

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25 August 2020