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

These gods had to be pleased so Maya communities made regular offerings to them, in the form of animal (and sometimes human) sacrifices. The Maya worshipped family members who had died.

NBC 5 and the Kimbell Art Museum invite you to experience Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art, May 7 through September 3 at the Kimbell Art Museum. This monumental and acclaimed exhibition ...

A Mayan corn god's head has been unearthed by archaeologists in Mexico who found it at the bottom of a pond that was regarded by the ancients as symbolizing the entrance to the underworld.

Much as the Aztecs did later on, repaying the gods sometimes involved human sacrifice for the Maya.The ball court at Chichen Itza, for example, has friezes that show how players were sacrificed. “The ...