Gods & Deities ยท Maya world
Chaac
The Maya rain deity whose storms connect water, thunder, lightning, and crops.
Legend File
Chaac makes rainfall personal in Maya religious imagination. He is associated with thunder, lightning, axes, caves, cenotes, and the life-or-death timing of crops. Rain can bless a field or fail a community, so Chaac's power belongs to both agricultural hope and storm fear.
Source Framing
Maya religious tradition around Chaac/Chac as rain, thunder, and lightning deity; forms and local meanings vary by period and community.
