#bats were very important in m.aya culture for many diff reasons; these being symbolic; religious; sociopolitical; cultural and more
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darabeatha ยท 2 years ago
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#;c.amazotz#YEHAAA#his icons are finally done ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ˜Œ#i love adding lil hidden meanings on my i.con b.orders#there's 4squares by each side representing not only eyes (lil dot on middle as the pupil)#but also there's 4 bc the 4th month in the m.aya calendar is the month of the bat#inspired by vases found feat bats + eyeballs that likely were a way of representing multitude of bats#u know; to not draw endless bats; u draw eyeballs and it alludes to the idea that theres a lot#bats were very important in m.aya culture for many diff reasons; these being symbolic; religious; sociopolitical; cultural and more#of course these morphed according regions and time but one thing that stuck to me that i wanted to allude to is#the connection between bats; c.amazotz and s.acrifice through d.ecapitation#hence the b.loody sword#the connection between bats and d.ecapitation follows the observation of v.ampire bats; whose main food was blood yes; but there is as well-#the natural trait they have of snatching fruit from trees;#which translates to them being identified with d.ecapitation#this is portrayed in the p.opol v.uh when c.amazotz snatches the head off one of the twin heroes#OH OH AND;; how they are associated with the underworld; but not just that; also the world of the living#bc bats live in caves however u see them flying in the air as well; so thats why i added the sun and the moon (up; down)#red is associated with the sun and blood alongside strenght#and blue is associated wiith the sky alongside other symbolism#mmm what else#and well; thats a glyph of the bat month#u know; despitetheir importance; information about c.amazotz himself is quite scarce#at least in regards to what has been found physically speaking#since a lot was destroyed + a lot of traditions were spread o.rally + our limited knowledge about m.aya culture in general#but once u start to put the pieces together; u can find a lot of info!#its very interesting!!! apologies for the ramble but theres so much to talk about its very waooowww#anyways; wiggly mouth c.amazotz supremacy
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