Camazotz | |
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Night, death, and sacrifice | |
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Other names | Cama-Zotz |
Animals | Bat |
Equivalents | |
Polynesian equivalent | Leutogi |
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Spanish conquest of the Maya |
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In the Late Post-Classic Maya mythology of the Popol Vuh, Camazotz (/kɑːməˈsɒts/ from Mayan /kama ˈsots’/) (alternate spellings Cama-Zotz, Sotz, Zotz) is a bat spirit at the service of the lords of the underworld. Camazotz means "death bat" in the Kʼicheʼ language. In Mesoamerica generally, the bat is often associated with night, death, and sacrifice.[1]
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