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  • The group heads to the Valley of the Vanished, where the meet with King Chaac and his daughter, the lovely Princess Monja.

    Dusk Before the Dawn » 2009 » July 2009

  • I remember the first time I saw his illustrated chart of how the motif of the Olmec Jaguar god slowly spread throughout Mesoamerica, morphing over time until it became Tlaloc and Chaac, the storm gods of the Aztec and the Maya, respectively; looking at the way that he used the images themselves to show the obvious progression convinced me instantly.

    My Favorite Archaeology Books 2008

  • Perhaps as interesting a portion of his discoveries as any, is finding sculptured figures of bearded white men on the pillars of the temple, and painted on the walls of Chaac-mol's chambers.

    The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen

  • He is very positive it is Chaac-mol, claiming to have read the name readily in hieroglyphics on the ear-tablets.

    The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen

  • Le Plongon contends that these paintings represent scenes in the lives of the three brothers and the Queen of Chaac-mol, "in the funeral chamber."

    The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen

  • The queen of Chaac-mol then erected the buildings around the Gymnasium as his memorial.

    The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen

  • In brief, he tells us the names of these three brothers were, Chaac-mol, Huuncay, and Aac.

    The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen

  • This was the discovery of the statue of Chaac-mol himself, which is here represented.

    The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen

  • Says he: "The terrible altercation between Aac and Chaac-mol, which had its termination in the murder of the latter by his brother, is represented by large figures three-fourths life size."

    The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races Emory Adams Allen

  • Ozilmeave and daughters, Taramoo and Nikétoth, and the crew of his yacht, the _Chaac-molré_ (ten in number), the sole survivors.

    The Sorcery Club Elliott O'Donnell 1918

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  • Mayan rain god, also spelled Chac and Chaakh.

    February 23, 2010