維科布·卡庫伊科斯

維科布·卡庫伊科斯(Vucub Caquix),為瑪雅文明中,於世界剛創造之時,反抗眾神意欲統治世界的男神。名字的意思為「七鸚鵡」。外型如依隻巨大的怪鳥。弱點為牙齒

傳說

它是比人類更早出現的存在。自稱為太陽光芒月亮,認為自己是世上最高的存在。因為它的傲慢,英雄神胡那普(Hunapu)、喀巴倫格(Xbalanque)前去討伐,失敗,胡那普的左腕也為其所斷。

參考

  • Karen Bassie-Sweet, Maya Sacred Geography and the Creator Deities. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press 2008.
  • Coe, Michael D.. The Hero Twins: Myth and Image. Barbara Kerr and Justin Kerr (eds.) (編). The Maya Vase Book: A Corpus of Rollout Photographs of Maya Vases, volume 1. Justin Kerr (illus.). New York: Kerr Associates. 1989: 161–184. ISBN 0-962-42080-8. 
  • Julia Guernsey, Ritual and Power in Stone. The Performance of Rulership in Mesoamerican Izapa Style Art. Austin: University of Texas Press 2006.
  • Nicholas Hellmuth, Monsters and Men in Maya Art.
  • Karl Taube, Aztec and Maya Myths.
  • Dennis Tedlock (tr.), Popol Vuh. New York: Simon and Schuster 1996.