of death, disease, and the underworld. Yum Kaax God of the woods, of wild nature, and of the hunt; invoked before carving out a maize field from the wilderness. Z Zac Cimi *L* The Bacab of the west. Zipacna *PV* A demonic personification of the earth crust. See also Maya death gods Notes References Knowlton, Timothy W., Maya Creation Myths: Words and Worlds of the Chilam Balam. University Press of Colorado, Boulder 2010. Taube, Karl, The Major Gods of Ancient Yucatán. Dumbarton Oaks, Washington 1992. Mark, Joshua (2012). "The Mayan Pantheon: The Many Gods of the Maya". worldhistory.org. Thompson, J. Eric S. Maya History and Religion. University of Oklahoma Press, Norman 1970. Maya gods Maya goddesses Mesoamerican deities Maya gods and supernatural beings Maya gods and supernatural beings