TYPE: God of Merchants
ORIGIN: Mayan Classical Mesoamerican (Mexico)
INFORMATION: Also the deity responsible for the cacao crop. (The Cacao bean was traditionally the standard currency throughout Mesoamerica.) Probably of the Putun origin, he is typically depicted painted black, except for a red area around the lips and chin. He has a distinctively downwardly projecting lower lip, horseshoe shapes around each eye and a highly elongated nose. He may also bear a scorpions tail. Other Attributes include a carrying strap in his headdress and sometimes a pack on his back. Also God M.