The Mayan mythology gods and goddesses are filled with rich history, rituals, and mysteries — some of which we still uncover ...

A superb show on art and divinity educates and thrills. Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art, the new exhibition at the Met, isn’t strictly an art show, though we can approach and enjoy it via ...

An illustration of K'awiil, the Maya god of storm, on pottery. K2970 from the Justin Kerr Maya archive, Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, D.C., CC BY-SA The ancient Maya ...

NBC 5 and the Kimbell Art Museum invite you to experience Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art, now through September 3 at the Kimbell Art Museum. This monumental and acclaimed exhibition brings ...

In 250, as the Roman Empire began to fall apart in Europe, Mayan civilization was steadily gaining in power and sophistication. Over the next six centuries, the Maya built a network of cities that ...

An ancient Mayan idol, referred to as a deity of death, was recently discovered in Mexico, officials said. Photo from Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia An ancient idol depicting a deity of ...

Experts discovered a rare sculpture of the ancient Maya god K’awiil, near the path of construction for a large-scale rail project in Mexico. Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia.

An ancient ruler embodied by the Mayan god of corn in the underworld can be seen on an astonishingly well-preserved stone disk recently extracted from the Temple of the Sun in Mexico. The figure ...

(The Conversation) — The ancient Maya believed that everything in the universe, from the natural world to everyday experiences, was part of a single, powerful spiritual force. They were not ...