Maya mythology refers to the
pre-Columbian Maya civilization's extensive
polytheistic religious beliefs. These beliefs had most likely been long-established by the time the earliest-known distinctively Maya monuments had been built and inscriptions depicting their
deities recorded, considerably pre-dating the
1st millennium BC. Over the succeeding
millennia this intricate and multi-faceted system of beliefs was extended, varying to a degree between regions and time periods, but maintaining also an inherited tradition and customary observances. The Maya shared many traditions and rituals with the other
civilizations and cultures in the
Mesoamerican region, both preceding and contemporary societies, and in general the entire region formed an interrelated mosaic of belief systems and conceptions on the nature of
the world and
human existence. However, the various
Maya peoples over time developed a unique and continuous set of traditions which are particularly associated with their societies, and their achievements.
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