On his sarcophagus lid, Pacal the Great is depicted with this unique physical characteristic to depict his “transformation” into a deity. For 10 points each:
[10h] Identify this characteristic that led scholars to associate the “God K,” K’awiil (“kuh-AH-weel”), with Huracan, whose name refers to this physical characteristic.
ANSWER: one-legged [accept descriptions of having one human leg; prompt on having a serpent foot]
[10e] Huracan is often compared to this one-footed Aztec god, who used an obsidian mirror as a replacement for the foot he used as bait to capture Cipactli.
ANSWER: Tezcatlipoca
[10m] Both K’awiil’s and Huracan’s serpent leg likely represent this phenomenon, for which Mayan iconography used snakes as a symbol. The jade ax of Chaac also symbolizes this phenomenon.
ANSWER: lightning [accept lightning bolts or thunderbolts; prompt on thunder; prompt on thunderstorms]
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