. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 100 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA man. There is, however, a malevolent aspect of this god or possibly another being who imitates his features but not his qualities. This being may be an old woman goddess who wears a serpent head- dress and who is associated with destructive floods, the very opposite of life-giving sunshine. Of almost equal importance to the Roman-nosed god is a god whose face is a more or less humanized serpent. His proper name is Ah Bolon Fig. 34. The Two-Headed Dragon,
. Ancient civilizations of Mexico and Central America. Indians of Mexico; Indians of Central America. 100 MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA man. There is, however, a malevolent aspect of this god or possibly another being who imitates his features but not his qualities. This being may be an old woman goddess who wears a serpent head- dress and who is associated with destructive floods, the very opposite of life-giving sunshine. Of almost equal importance to the Roman-nosed god is a god whose face is a more or less humanized serpent. His proper name is Ah Bolon Fig. 34. The Two-Headed Dragon, a Monster that passes through many Forms in Mayan Sculpture. It apparently sym- bolizes calamities at inferior conjunction of Venus and the Sun. Copan. On the early monuments this god is shown in con- nection with the Ceremonial Bar. He also appears at a somewhat later date as the Manikin Scepter, an object in the form of a manikin that is held out by a leg modified into a serpent's body. Since a celt is usually worn in the forehead of the manikin it has been suggested that this curious object repre- sents a ceremonial battle-ax. The face of the Long- nosed god is frequently worn by high priests and rulers either as a headdress or, more rarely, as a mask. It is possible that this divinity was regarded as primarily a war god but in the codices he is evidently a universal deity of varied powers. Espe- cially he is shown in connection with water and maize and it seems likely that his principal function. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Spinden, Herbert Joseph, 1879-1967. New York : American Museum of Natural History
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