Editing Cabaguil (section)

== Creation ==
[[File:MayanSunGodEffigyClip.jpg|thumb|Cabaguil: A Sky God]]
In Mayan society, gods were seen as the source of life. According to the [[creation myth]] in ''[[Popol Vuh]]'', the universe began as an undifferentiated chaos. Later, the spiritual powers became separated into deities and the universe was split into three entities: the heavens, the earth and the underworld. These entities were ruled by the gods Tzacol, Bitol, Alom and Oaholom.<ref name=":0" /> Tepeu (god of lightning and fire),<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Carmack, Robert M. |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/253481949 |title=Kikʼulmatajem le Kʼicheʼaabʼ: Evolución del Reino Kʼicheʼ (in Spanish) |publisher=Cholsamaj |year=2001 |isbn=99922-56-22-2 |edition=1st |location=Guatemala: Iximulew |pages=279}}</ref> Gukumatz (god of wind and rain),<ref name=":1" /> and Cabaguil (the solar god) joined them to form a council. Together, they created plants and animals. Lastly, the deities created human beings to recognize and worship them. Other deities were also involved in the process, as they only succeeded on the third attempt. Cabaguil was also referred to as "Heart of the Sky" making him one of the most important sky gods.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Leeming |first=David Adams |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iPrhBwAAQBAJ |title=The Oxford Companion to World Mythology |date=2005 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0195387087 |page=255}}</ref>