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Each deity links to a stub page - really just one sentence each (at least the ones I've checked). Can that sentence be incorporated into the list here, and all those pages deleted?msh210 18:36, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)

I wouldn't object if someone wished to do that work. There are a few articles above stub length that should stay seperate, but I don't see a pressing need for seperate articles where we only have one sentence of information. However I think if info is moved into a single page, those long existing stubs should be turned into redirects rather than deleted outright. My thoughts, Infrogmation 19:25, 27 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Relatively speaking, there isn't a lot of available information on Maya gods because of the lack of texts. Most of the gods' stubs would probably never get past stubs. So I went ahead and got rid of all the stubs, kept some alive, and made the Maya mythology page more full. - [[User:Defunkt|Defunkt (talk)]] 20:39, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Looks like good work. -- Infrogmation 21:00, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Thank you. - [[User:Defunkt|Defunkt (talk)]] 21:25, 9 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Indeed, very nice. Tuf-Kat 02:09, Nov 10, 2004 (UTC)

Yes, thank you.

inaccurate

This page needs some serious work. I wish whoever wrote this page had at least referenced where they got their material from. This person does not even even appear to have read the popul vuj, the classic version, or have read any of the scholarly material on the Maya. A lot of the names are spelled wrong even phonentically and doesn't give alternative ways they are called by and indentify the characters incorrectly.

Vandalism Undone

The section with Mythological Themes had been removed by a vandal. I have restored it (hopefully in its latest version.)77.162.130.139 (talk) 20:30, 6 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Fanpov?

These paragraphs in particular:

"Yucatán is an equally important region. The Books of Chilam Balam contain mythological passages of great antiquity, and mythological fragments are found scattered among the early-colonial Spanish chronicles and reports, chief among them Diego de Landa's Relación, and in the dictionaries compiled by the early missionaries."

"In the 19th and 20th centuries, anthropologists and local folklorists committed many stories to paper. Even though most Maya tales are the results of an historical process in which Spanish narrative traditions interacted with native ones, some of the tales reach back well into pre-Spanish times. Now, at the beginning of the 21st century, the transmission of traditional tales has entered its final stage. This is also a time in which the Mayas themselves have begun to salvage and publish the precious tales of their parents and grandparents."

"The main problem with depictions is defining what constitutes a mythological scene, for any given scene might in principle also represent a moment in a ritual sequence, a visual metaphor stemming from oral literature, a scene from mundane life, or a historical event. It is, in any case, clear that the Twin myth – albeit in a version which considerably diverged from the Popol Vuh – already circulated in the Classic Period. In some cases, ancient Mayan myths may only have been preserved by neighboring peoples; the narrative of the principal Maya maize god, and, to a lesser extent, that of the Bacabs are cases in point. As the process of hieroglyphic decipherment proceeds, the short explanatory captions often included within the scenes will hopefully be restored to their original eloquence, and make ancient narrative come to life more fully."

I feel that part of the article is written by some Yucatan tour office, a historian sharing their opinion, or some Mesoamerica enthusiast. Someone maybe rewrite these to be more neutral in tone? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.98.32.19 (talk) 17:47, 30 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

There is an inexplicable line in the article, "I messed up a document." Sure, I could simply remove it, but it could indicate other unwarranted changes on or around the same edit. I do not know how to find the edit in which this sentence appeared, so I'm letting the experts know and leaving it to them.--2604:2D80:DE12:A900:2DCA:F2EE:5A91:C85B (talk) 23:33, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]