We find mention of a deity named Bolon Yokte in ancient Mayan hieroglyphs, sometimes mentioned in the plural and sometimes alone. Who is this deity related to The Nine? They have been translated differently as the God of the Nine Steps, the God of the Nine Feet, or the Tree of the Jaguar’s Feet and the Tree of the Nine Dogs. They were considered to live in the Xibalba underworld and were generally described as gods of conflict, war, and thus linked with dangerous transition times, social unrest, eclipses, and natural disasters such as earthquakes. It is said that at the end of a baktun, they would leave their underworld realm and appear on the surface of the Earth to fight against the 13 heavenly deities. Some scholars think that Bolon Yokte is his title and no one knows his real name.
In 2009, Michael Grofe published an essay titled The Name of God L: Bolon Yokte’ K’uh? In which he pointed out that the right panel of the sanctuary of the Temple of the Cross at Palenque (one of the pibnaahs), shows an image of God L, the cigar-smoking Lord of the Underworld, in which he bears the “skeletal centipede” . , and that nine footprints are clearly shown on it. He concludes that God L and Bolon Yokte (the God of the Nine Steps) could be the same deity, and that Bolon Yokte could be a group of deities who together are the Lords of the Underworld.
Various inscriptions suggest that this Mayan god was associated with war, conflict, and the underworld, but also with creation. He is connected to the World Tree, the Mayan symbol for the Milky Way. He is mentioned in several Mayan inscriptions. In one inscription, he appears to be interacting with a deified crocodile-tree, the symbol of the Milky Way.
His presence at the moment of Creation
John Major Jenkins (author of Mayan Cosmogenesis 2012) says: “As well as symbolizing war, conflict and the underworld, Bolon Yokte is a god who is often present during the events of Creation.
It has appeared in the vase of the seven gods, one of the gods present during the creation of our current world!
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Erich von Deniken: Bolon Yokte Ku was one of the Mayan gods who was present at the creation of man.
Georgio Tsukolos: Who was this Bolon Yokte? According to the documents that have survived and are only fragmentary, he was always described as someone with great powers who had the ability to fly and who had incredible knowledge about the universe.
Edwin Barnhart, Phd—Archaeologist-Director, Maya Exploration Center: The god Bolon Yokte is not a very well understood god. He is sometimes associated with texts that speak of the beginning of creation as early as 3114 BC. C. and we see it in some context that seemed to be related to the war.
Georgio Tsukolos: There is another reference to Bolon Yokte at Palenque in temple 14 where it is clearly stated that Bolon Yokte appeared on earth over 900,000 years ago. (Was this period reckoned in the 260-day sacred year?) And why would anyone in his right mind record a date that goes back more than 900,000 years? Well, something happened, something very significant and according to the ancient texts, it is when Bolon Yokte descended to earth from the sky.
Markus Eberl (Tulane University, New Orleans, USA) and Christian Prager (University of Bonn, Germany) wrote an essay called “Bolon Yokte K’u – Mayan Conception of War, Conflict and the Underworld”, they wrote in summary:
The identification of Bolon Yokte Ku in the “Vessel of the Seven Gods” (K2796) underlines his importance as one of the gods who were present during the creation of the present world.
Was Bolon Yokte Satan himself?
According to the Chilam Balam (Mayan Sacred Books) this god challenged god L (the great god) and asked the other gods for help to defeat him and eventually lose that war. This is more like the great war of heaven in which Satan was defeated by the army of god.
A quick analysis of the creation narratives of the world’s three major divine religions suggests that if this god was present at the time of human creation, then it must be Satan himself when he was called Azazil in the heavens because , he was the only person, except the angels, present at the time of Adam’s creation.
Ayah 34 of chapter 2 of the Qur’an describes the presence of Satan at the time of the creation of Adam
And (remember) when I said to the angels: “Prostrate yourselves before Adam.” And they bowed down except Iblis (Shaytan), he refused and he was proud and he was one of the disbelievers (disobedient to Allah). (2:34)
In fact, many things were created before the creation of Adam and perhaps Azazil saw many creation events.
Satan landing on Earth with an army of angels to deal with the rebellion.
Georgio Tsukolos: There is another reference to Bolon Yokte at Palenque in temple 14 where it is clearly stated that Bolon Yokte appeared on earth over 900,000 years ago. (Was this period reckoned in the 260-day sacred year?) And why would anyone in his right mind record a date that goes back more than 900,000 years? Well, something happened, something very significant and according to the ancient texts, it is when Bolon Yokte descended to earth from the sky.
Does this text represent Satan landing on Earth with Angels to fight the rebels who caused bloodshed on earth?
To deal with these rebels, according to three divine religions, Islam, Judaism and Christianity, Almighty God sent an army of angels led by a genie named Azazil (whom they later called ‘the Satan’ after being cursed and banished from heaven by Almighty God). They fought with those rebels and ended their rebellion by banishing them from the nether land and driving them out into the desert, mountains and islands.
There are obvious and undeniable similarities between Bolon Yokte and The Satan. It is very possible that the god of Maya, bolon yokte, was in fact Satan himself and other lesser gods were his allies in subduing humanity.