- Wayob
In Mayan mythology and folklore, the Wayob or Wayob' (plural form - the singular in Yucatec Maya is "way" or "waay") are spirit companions that may sometimes take on physical form. They have passed into modern folklore in the
Yucatán Peninsula , as "huayes" inMexican Spanish , evil spirits or shape-changing sorcerers that prey upon livestock, in particular as the "Huay Chivo" and "Huay Pek".In the Classic Period, the wayob were powerful spirits; lords, priests and gods in spirit form.
The Wayob can be seen as a regional variant of the wider Mesoamerican concept of the
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Alux
*Huay Chivo
*Nahual References
: cite book |author=aut|Freidel, David A. |coauthors=aut|
Linda Schele and aut|Joy Parker |year=1993 |title=Maya Cosmos: Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path|publisher=William Morrow & Co. |location=New York |isbn=0-688-10081-3 |oclc=27430287: cite book |author=aut|Miller, Mary |authorlink=Mary Miller |coauthors=and aut|Karl Taube |year=1993 |title=The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya: An Illustrated Dictionary of Mesoamerican Religion |publisher=Thames & Hudson |location=London |isbn=0-500-05068-6 |oclc=27667317
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