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| Camazotz | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Cama-Zotz |
| Animals | Bat |
In Maya mythology, Camazotz (/kɑːməˈsɒts/ from Mayan /kämäˈsots/) (alternate spellings Cama-Zotz, Sotz, Zotz) is a bat god. Camazotz means 'death bat' in the Kʼicheʼ language. In Mesoamerica the bat is associated with night, death, and sacrifice.[1]
Etymology[edit]
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Camazotz is formed from the Kʼicheʼ words kame, meaning 'death', and sotz', meaning 'bat'.[2]
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Mythology[edit]
In the Popol Vuh, Camazotz are the bat-like monsters encountered by the Maya Hero Twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque during their trials in the underworld of Xibalba. The twins had to spend the night in the House of Bats, where they squeezed themselves into their own blowguns in order to defend themselves from the circling bats. Hunahpu stuck his head out of his blowgun to see if the sun had risen and Camazotz immediately snatched off his head and carried it to the ballcourt to be hung up as the ball to be used by the gods in their next ballgame.[3]
In Part III, chapter 5 of the Popol Vuh, a messenger from Xibalba, in the form of a man with the wings of a bat, brokers a deal between Lord Tohil and mankind, wherein mankind promises their armpits and their waists (the opening of their breasts in human sacrifice) in exchange for fire.[citation needed]
See also[edit]
- Leutogi, mythological Polynesian bat goddess
- Mayans M.C.#Episodes (Season 2 episode 3: 'Camazotz')
- The Minyades - three sisters in Greek mythology who were turned into bats and owls
References[edit]
- ^Miller & Taube 1993, 2003, p.44.
- ^Christenson.
- ^Miller & Taube 1993, 2003, p.44. Thompson 1966, p.181. Read & Gonzalez 2000, p.133.
Bibliography[edit]
- Christenson, Allen J. 'Kʼicheʼ'(PDF). English Dictionary and Guide to Pronunciation of the Kʼicheʼ-Maya Alphabet. Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. (FAMSI). Retrieved 2010-01-16.
- Miller, Mary; Taube, Karl (2003) [1993]. An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN0-500-27928-4. OCLC28801551.
- Read, Kay Almere; González, Jason (2000). Handbook of Mesoamerican Mythology. Oxford: ABC-CLIO. ISBN1-85109-340-0. OCLC43879188.
- Thompson, J. Eric S. (June 1966). 'Maya Hieroglyphs of the Bat as Metaphorgrams'. Man. New Series. Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 1 (2): 176–184.
Camazotz: Snatch Bat; Death Bat
Also known as:
Zotz
Origin:
Maya
Long before Dracula, there was Camazotz, spirit of death in the form of a bat. Camazotz is the servant of the Lord of Death. He leads the nightly arrival of twilight, the time when bats emerge from their caves.
Camazotz first appears on the stage of history among the Zapotec of Oaxaca, Mexico, but was incorporated into the pantheon of the Quiché Maya of Guatemala. In the Mayan sacred text, the Popul Vuh, Camazotz decapitates the hero, Hunahpu.
His name literally translates as 'snatch bat,' and archaeologists suggest that Camazotz is a sacred vampire. He is identified with various species, including the common vampire (Desmodus rotundus) or the false vampire (Vampyrum spectrum), the largest Western Hemisphere bat. Some now connect Camazotz with recent fossils of a giant vampire bat (Desmodus draculae) or the chupacabra.
Favored people:
Bat and vampire lovers
Manifestations:
Camazotz may have a bat's head on a human male body, or he may manifest as a really big bat. Because his nose is described as being like a flint knife, there is some speculation that he is a leaf-nosed bat, as for example, the false vampire (Vampyrum spectrum).
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Source:
Encyclopedia of Spirits: The Ultimate Guide to the Magic of Fairies, Genies, Demons, Ghosts, Gods & Goddesses– Written by Judika Illes Copyright © 2009 by Judika Illes.
