Chichen Itza

Temple of Warriors


Devoted to Chaac

Image description

This is a view of one of the walls of the upper portion to the Temple of the Warriors. This is a representation of the god Kukulcan, emerging from the mouth of a serpent, flanked by six representations of the rain god Chaac, with his hooked nose and jagged teeth making him easily distinguishable from his surroundings.

Masks of the Mayan rain god abound in the Yucatan at various sites:

Chichen Itza>Chichanchob
Uxmal>Temple of the Dwarf>Upper Portico
Uxmal>Temple of the Dwarf>Carving
Kabah>The Codz Pop
Xlapak>The Main Building
Sayil>Palace

-- Chris Reeves