Bacabs
-- A group of four protective
deities, the sons of Itzamna and Ixchel. They are giants who uphold the
sky at its cardinal points. The Bacabs are: Cauac, Ix, Kan, and
Mulac.
Balam
--or the plural is Balamob is the Jaguar spirit. There are
four intended to keep evil away from Maya villages and householders. The
balamob were good but feared, and acted as guardians of the corn fields
Bitol -- A Mayan sky god, one of the seven gods who created the world and
the humans.
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