Kʼawiil is one of the supreme gods of the ancient Maya. He had power over various elements: earthquakes, hail, rain, thunderstorms. Kʼawiil is also a god of war, with the axe weapon constantly present. This god was the patron saint of the ruling dynasties in the large urban settlements of the Maya.
Some of the rulers had the name Kʼawiil. A feature of Kʼawiil 's image was his leg, which always looked like a snake. God Kʼawiil looks like a creature with a distorted face, a big nose.
