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Xaman Ek
Xaman Ek AmericaThe sub-nosed god of the North Star. He was ‘the guide of the merchants’, and the Maya compared his benevolence with that of the rain god Chac. Merchants used to offer incense to Xaman Ek at altars along roadsides.
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