Gods & Deities ยท Maya world
Ixchel
A Maya goddess associated in later traditions with childbirth, healing, weaving, water, and debated lunar imagery.
Legend File
Ixchel is a layered Maya goddess figure whose later traditions connect her with childbirth, healing, weaving, water, and sometimes lunar imagery. Pilgrimage traditions around Cozumel show her importance to women seeking marriage or fertility. Because Maya goddess identities vary across sources, her entry avoids treating Ixchel as one fixed biography.
Source Framing
Maya religion and later Yucatec traditions around Ixchel/Chak Chel; childbirth, healing, weaving, water, and lunar links vary across sources and periods.
