Zipacna’s Great Mistake
Sometimes people forget all the gods. We have our Nine, they say, and those are surely the important ones. Those are the ones to whom our temples are dedicated, and those are the ones who demand our sacrifice. Those are the ones upon which we should focus our love, our devotion, our worship.
Who are the lesser gods, indeed? Surely they do not demand sacrifice, and surely they do not preside over quite so much as Ixchel and her children. Ixchel's grandchildren and cousins and distantly related family members do not hold quite so much sway over the hearts and minds of the Ixile'a. And surely in this way, our people are no different from any other people.
Yes, of course, those who make marks upon the skin will pay heed to Acat, for he is their patron, and those who
