CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ixchel, also spelled Ix Chel, Mayan moon goddess. Ixchel was the patroness of womanly crafts but was often depicted as an evil old woman and had unfavorable aspects.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Maya believed that the gods guided the Sun and Moon across the sky. Even in the darkness of night, the Maya believed that the Sun and Moon continued to journey through the Underworld, threatened all the way by evil gods who wanted to stop their progress.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ixchel is the most important goddess of the Mayan pantheon, and since she was found in different representations with the god Itzamná, they are considered husband and wife. This goddess was represented with the following aspects and events of the Mayan culture: She was associated with lunar cycles and fertility.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ancient Maya would worship the moon goddess as she was associated with woman: sexuality, fertility, growth (not only of humans but vegetation and crops too), harvest and she is specifically associated with water, rainfall and the rainy season.

Detailed explanation-5: -Itzamna was amongst the oldest and most important gods in the Mayan religion. He was the son of the creator god Hunab Ku and, he was associated with the sun god Kinich Ahau as well as the goddess Ix Chel. There are many stories and myths about Itzamna since he was considered a cultural hero by the Maya.