Motif
calendar period personified as a named ruler
calendar_period_personified_as_a_named_ruler
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
maya
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The Maya Chronicles THE CHRONICLES. / THE CHRONICLE OF CHAC XULUB CHEN. / INTRODUCTION. / CONTENTS.; lines 1242-1340 confidence: high
"Each of these ahaus or chiefs of the Katuns was represented in the native calendars by the picture or portrait of a particular personage" identified with the Katun.
Each Ahau or chief of a Katun is said to be represented by a portrait of a particular personage identified with the Katun and giving it a name.
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