Michael D. Coe mentions how the Maya had various war gods who were venerated by soldiers.
- Type
- Book
- Source
- Michael D. Coe Non-LDS
- Hearsay
- DirectSecondary
- Reference
Michael D. Coe, The Maya, 2nd ed. (New York: Penguin Book, 1966), 178
- Scribe/Publisher
- Penguin Books
- People
- Michael D. Coe
- Audience
- Reading Public
- Transcription
Further, there were patrons of the classes and professions. Heading the list is Kukulcan, god of the ruling caste; although his cult reached a peak in Toltec times, there are much earlier representations of feathered serpents at sites like Tikal. Several war gods were venerated by the soldiers, some of the clearly deified heroes, famed for their conquests.
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