Cabrakan (Deity)

Cabrakan (also known as Caprakan) was a Mayan god of earthquakes and mountains.[1] He is the son of Vucub-Caquix and is mentioned in the Popul vuh.[2]^: 18

He has been called the Maya equivalent to Tepēyōllōtl.[3]

In popular culture, he is a Smite guardian of evil. He is also a Maya and the Three antagonistic god.

References

"The Mayan Pantheon: The Many Gods of the Maya". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
Bingham, Ann; Roberts, Jeremy (2010). South and Meso-American Mythology A to Z. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4381-2958-7.
Anderson, Mark D. (2011). Disaster Writing: The Cultural Politics of Catastrophe in Latin America. University of Virginia Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8139-3196-8.

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[1] "The Mayan Pantheon: The Many Gods of the Maya". World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-11-13.

[2] Bingham, Ann; Roberts, Jeremy (2010). South and Meso-American Mythology A to Z. Infobase Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4381-2958-7.

[3] Anderson, Mark D. (2011). Disaster Writing: The Cultural Politics of Catastrophe in Latin America. University of Virginia Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8139-3196-8.