ایشتاب
Sign in to saveAt the time of the Spanish conquest of Yucatán (1527–1546), Ix Tab or Ixtab ([iʃˈtaɓ]; "Rope Woman", "Hangwoman") was the indigenous Maya goddess of suicide by hanging. Playing the role of a psychopomp, she would accompany such suicides to heaven.
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Vinony's link graph records 157 inbound references to ایشتاب, and connects out to Maya calendar, Maya mythology and list of Maya gods and supernatural beings.
It sits within the topics Death goddesses, History of suicide and Hunting goddesses.
Vinony links it to 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Deity.caption
- Image from the Dresden Codex which may be a depiction of Ixtab.
- Deity.type
- Mayan
- Deity.image
- file:Ixtab.jpg
via Wikipedia infobox
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Maya mythology
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list of Maya gods and supernatural beings
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Maya civilization
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heaven
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Popol Vuh
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Maya numerals
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psychopomp
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K'inich Janaab' Pakal
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Kukulkan
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Dresden Codex
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Chaac
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Diego de Landa
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Ixchel
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Itzamna
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Rabinal Achí
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