The Bat-GodA sinister figure, the prince of the Maya legions of darkness, is the bat-god, Zotzilaha Chimalman, who dwelt in the “House of Bats,” a gruesome cavern onthe way to the abodes of darkness and death. He is undoubtedly a relic of cave-worship pure and simple. “The Maya,” says an old chronicler, “have an immoderate fear of death, and they seem to have given it a figure peculiarly repulsive.” We shall find this deity alluded to in thePopol Vuh, under the name Camazotz, in close proximity to the Lords of Death and Hell, attempting to bar the journey of the hero-gods across these dreary realms. He is frequently met with on the Copan reliefs, and a Maya clan, the Ah-zotzils, were called by his name. They were of Kakchiquel origin, and he was probably their totem.The House of BatsThe House of BatsGilbert James
The Bat-GodA sinister figure, the prince of the Maya legions of darkness, is the bat-god, Zotzilaha Chimalman, who dwelt in the “House of Bats,” a gruesome cavern onthe way to the abodes of darkness and death. He is undoubtedly a relic of cave-worship pure and simple. “The Maya,” says an old chronicler, “have an immoderate fear of death, and they seem to have given it a figure peculiarly repulsive.” We shall find this deity alluded to in thePopol Vuh, under the name Camazotz, in close proximity to the Lords of Death and Hell, attempting to bar the journey of the hero-gods across these dreary realms. He is frequently met with on the Copan reliefs, and a Maya clan, the Ah-zotzils, were called by his name. They were of Kakchiquel origin, and he was probably their totem.The House of BatsThe House of BatsGilbert James
The Bat-GodA sinister figure, the prince of the Maya legions of darkness, is the bat-god, Zotzilaha Chimalman, who dwelt in the “House of Bats,” a gruesome cavern onthe way to the abodes of darkness and death. He is undoubtedly a relic of cave-worship pure and simple. “The Maya,” says an old chronicler, “have an immoderate fear of death, and they seem to have given it a figure peculiarly repulsive.” We shall find this deity alluded to in thePopol Vuh, under the name Camazotz, in close proximity to the Lords of Death and Hell, attempting to bar the journey of the hero-gods across these dreary realms. He is frequently met with on the Copan reliefs, and a Maya clan, the Ah-zotzils, were called by his name. They were of Kakchiquel origin, and he was probably their totem.The House of BatsThe House of BatsGilbert James
The Bat-GodA sinister figure, the prince of the Maya legions of darkness, is the bat-god, Zotzilaha Chimalman, who dwelt in the “House of Bats,” a gruesome cavern onthe way to the abodes of darkness and death. He is undoubtedly a relic of cave-worship pure and simple. “The Maya,” says an old chronicler, “have an immoderate fear of death, and they seem to have given it a figure peculiarly repulsive.” We shall find this deity alluded to in thePopol Vuh, under the name Camazotz, in close proximity to the Lords of Death and Hell, attempting to bar the journey of the hero-gods across these dreary realms. He is frequently met with on the Copan reliefs, and a Maya clan, the Ah-zotzils, were called by his name. They were of Kakchiquel origin, and he was probably their totem.The House of BatsThe House of BatsGilbert James
The Bat-God
A sinister figure, the prince of the Maya legions of darkness, is the bat-god, Zotzilaha Chimalman, who dwelt in the “House of Bats,” a gruesome cavern onthe way to the abodes of darkness and death. He is undoubtedly a relic of cave-worship pure and simple. “The Maya,” says an old chronicler, “have an immoderate fear of death, and they seem to have given it a figure peculiarly repulsive.” We shall find this deity alluded to in thePopol Vuh, under the name Camazotz, in close proximity to the Lords of Death and Hell, attempting to bar the journey of the hero-gods across these dreary realms. He is frequently met with on the Copan reliefs, and a Maya clan, the Ah-zotzils, were called by his name. They were of Kakchiquel origin, and he was probably their totem.The House of BatsThe House of BatsGilbert James
A sinister figure, the prince of the Maya legions of darkness, is the bat-god, Zotzilaha Chimalman, who dwelt in the “House of Bats,” a gruesome cavern onthe way to the abodes of darkness and death. He is undoubtedly a relic of cave-worship pure and simple. “The Maya,” says an old chronicler, “have an immoderate fear of death, and they seem to have given it a figure peculiarly repulsive.” We shall find this deity alluded to in thePopol Vuh, under the name Camazotz, in close proximity to the Lords of Death and Hell, attempting to bar the journey of the hero-gods across these dreary realms. He is frequently met with on the Copan reliefs, and a Maya clan, the Ah-zotzils, were called by his name. They were of Kakchiquel origin, and he was probably their totem.
The House of BatsThe House of BatsGilbert James
The House of Bats
Gilbert James