Jaguar god

Jaguar: A symbol of strength, divinity, and general domain over all things – a very big sign of power for the Mayans. By night, the jaguar god would rule over the Mayan Underworld, by day he would prowl across the morning sky from east to west, returning back to the Underworld at dusk. The cosmic forces of day and night fall into the jaguar's realm. A symbol of imminent domain in all things celestial, as well as an ultimate sign for confidence and leadership.

“The #jaguar was one of the most symbolic animals in the #Mayan world. It represented the best warriors and the highest classes in the society. Balam means jaguar in Mayan language and it’s the same name that is used to refer to the most prominent priests. #FolkloreThursday”

Jaguar God #0 [Verotik] | Pinup art by Alex Horley

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Original Comic Art titled Jaguar God painting, located in Regis's Color artworks Comic Art Gallery (1402293)

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Tepeyollotl-Tezcatlipoca - jaguar god

Units made famous by the real-time strategy game Age of Empires 2, the eagle warriors (cuāuhtli) and jaguar warriors (ocēlōtl) possibly comprised the largest elite warrior band in the Aztec military, and as such when fielded together, were known as the cuauhtlocelotl. Pertaining to the former, eagles were revered in Aztec cultures as the symbol of the sun – thus making the eagle warriors the ‘warriors of the sun’.

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