Representation of Deities of the Maya Manuscripts

This study analyzes the pictorial and glyphic portrayal of deities in Maya codices, assigning lettered labels to recurring divine figures and tracing their hieroglyphic signs and iconographic attributes. It compares manuscript variants, explains how headgear and body markings derive from plants, skull deformation, or ritual emblems, and links specific forms to functions such as agriculture, warfare, death, and human sacrifice. The paper catalogs mythological animals, discusses scene composition and probable ritual meanings, and illustrates how glyphs and images inform one another to reconstruct the identities and roles of Maya supernatural beings.