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ID: 901002076
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002076
Record Type: Character/Person

Maximon (Maya deity)

Note: Maya deity found in various forms in the highlands of Guatemala. Known as San Simon in post-conquest culture.

Names:
Maximon (Maya deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
San Simón (Maya deity) (English,U)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Amerindian iconography> (P)
........<Maya iconography> (P)
............<Maya characters> (P)
................Maximon (Maya deity) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Maya (culture or style)
.....(Native Highland Mexican and Guatemalan styles, Native Middle American, Native American, Americas, The, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... saint
.....(people by state or condition, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Maximon (Maya deity)
................Pillsbury et al, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury Arts (2017) 306
................Baron, Patron Gods and Patron Lords: Classic Maya (2016)
San Simón (Maya deity)
................Baron, Patron Gods and Patron Lords: Classic Maya (2016)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Baron, Patron Gods and Patron Lords: Classic Maya (2016)
................ Pillsbury et al, Golden Kingdoms: Luxury Arts (2017)
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim%C3%B3n#/media/File:Maximon_-_Lago_Atitlan.jpg

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