Ah Puch

Ah Puch (also known as Yum Cimil or God A) is the Maya god of death, ruled over the underworld (known as Xibalba) and was often depicted as a skeletal figure with decaying flesh, owls, or other symbols of death. In the Maya religion, Ah Puch was one of the principal deities, embodying the inevitability and finality of death. The name Ah Puch translates to "he of death" or "death god" in the Yucatec Maya language. In Hebrew, this concept might be translated as אל מוות (El HaMavet), though direct translations of Maya deities into Hebrew are not standard. In other Mesoamerican cultures, similar death deities existed, such as Mictlantecuhtli in Aztec mythology, though Ah Puch is distinct in his cultural and mythological context. Ah Puch was often associated with the color black and the direction of north, and he played a significant role in Maya rituals and beliefs surrounding death and the afterlife.