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Chac
Chac AmericaThe Maya rain god, counterpart of the Aztec Tlaloc. Though portrayed with two curling fangs and tears streaming from his eyes, Chac was a friend of man, the lord of wind, thunder, lightning, rain, and fertility. Sometimes he was worshipped not as a single god but as four gods, one for each of the cardinal points.
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