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Ix Chel Mayan Jaguar Goddess Of Midwifery And Medicine
Ix Chel Mayan Jaguar Goddess Of Midwifery And Medicine
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Ix Chel is known as the Mayan Jaguar Goddess and is associated with a variety of aspects including the moon, love, water, weaving, childbirth, and medicine. She is often represented as a young, beautiful woman or as an old, wise grandmother, signifying her duality as both a symbol of fertility and destruction.
Ix Chel is often depicted with a serpent headdress, symbolizing her wisdom and connection to spiritual insight. As the moon goddess, she is connected to tides and bodies of water and holds responsibility for rainfall and floods. As a weaving goddess, Ix Chel is believed to have taught the first woman how to weave, symbolizing the generational passing of skills and knowledge.
She is revered as a powerful deity of childbirth and medicine, and midwives would often pray to her for safe labor and healthy babies. Despite having a nurturing side, Ix Chel also has a fierce side. As a Jaguar Goddess, she embodies the power and ferocity of the jaguar, one of the most revered animals in Mayan culture. She has the power to destroy and rebirth, representing the natural disasters and their aftermaths.
Her worshippers celebrated her in ceremonies under the moonlight, with offerings of woven items, water, and other symbols closely associated with her. Despite the passage of time, Ix Chel remains a symbol of female power and connection to nature and the moon in Mayan culture.
- Dimensions (L x W x H): 8 x 14 x 16 cm (3.1 x 5.5 x 6.3 in)
- Material: Cold Cast Bronze
- Item #: WU78229A4
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