Ceiba tree (Maya)

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Sacred tree
Mythological tree
Symbol in Maya mythology
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:World_Tree
Cosmology
gptkbp:considers Sacred by Maya people
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Maya_codices
Maya religion
gptkbp:features Spiny bark
Large buttress roots
Tall trunk
gptkbp:hasNameInMaya gptkb:Yaxche
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ceiba tree (Maya)
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Popol_Vuh
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Central_America
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Chilam_Balam
Maya creation myth
gptkbp:represents Four cardinal directions
Center of the world
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Ceiba_pentandra
gptkbp:symbolizes Axis mundi
Connection between underworld, earth, and sky
gptkbp:type gptkb:Offerings
Ceremonies
Prayers
gptkbp:usedIn Maya rituals
gptkbp:worshippedIn gptkb:Maya_civilization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sacred_Tree
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6