Embark on a journey into the mysterious realms of Mayan mythology as we delve into the captivating story of Ix Tab, the Mayan Goddess of Suicide. This ancient deity holds immense cultural significance and offers insights into the beliefs and traditions of the Mayan civilization.

2012年7月7日 · Also known as `Rope Woman', Ixtab was the goddess of suicides and, particularly, those who died by hanging. She is depicted as the rotting corpse of a woman hanging from a noose in the heavens which appears in the Dresden Codex.

La diosa maya Ixtab era considerada la divinidad del suicidio honorable y tenía el papel de guiar a las almas de los suicidas a un paraíso especial. Aunque se le atribuía una apariencia demoníaca y seductora en la leyenda de la Xtabay, su función principal era proteger y actuar como guía de los suicidas hacia el más allá.

2017年3月17日 · Enter Ixtab, the Mayan goddess of suicide we see as depicted in the Dresden Codex. Her name means “woman of the rope.” Ixtab is depicted as hanging from the sky by a rope which is coiled around her neck.

4 天之前 · The Maya goddess of suicide. Ixtab was portrayed as dangling from the sky with a rope round her neck; her eyes were closed in death and her cheeks already showed the first signs of decomposition.

Ix Tab, the ancient Maya suicide goddess, appears in various settings in the contemporary popular culture of Yucatán, Mexico. In a state where the suicide rate is double the Mexican national average, discourses about Ix Tab feed misconceptions about indigenous proclivities to suicide and render Maya people exotic.

2016年1月1日 · Ix Tab, the ancient Maya suicide goddess, appears in various settings in the contemporary popular culture of Yucatán, Mexico. In a state where the suicide rate is double the Mexican national average, discourses about Ix Tab feed misconceptions about indigenous proclivities to suicide and render Maya people exotic.

Ix Tab, also known as Ixtab, is a deeply intriguing figure within Mayan mythology. Revered primarily as the goddess of suicide, she occupies a unique and complex position among the deities.

2024年11月6日 · Así pués, Ixtab, la diosa del suicidio en la mitología maya, representa una figura compleja y multifacética que desafía las nociones modernas de la muerte autoinfligida. A través de su rol como guía de almas, Ixtab ofrecía una visión del suicidio como un acto honorable y digno, que podía llevar a sus devotos hacia un destino elevado ...

Ixtab (pronounced "essh-TAHB") is the ruler of Xib'alb'a after Ah-Puch. She is the goddess (and often caretaker) of people who were sacrificed or died a violent death and the keeper of the souls of warriors and women who died in childbirth.