Great Serpent Explained

Great Serpent was a Maya king of Calakmul,^[1] a Maya city-state.^{[2] [3]}

He is also known as Ruler 8 and Ruler Z.^[4]

The unfinished Stele 62 marked the completion of the sixteenth k'atun in AD 751; the commissioning ruler's name is damaged but appears to be different from that of previous kings. His emblem glyph features the head of a bat rather than that of a snake,^[5] hearkening back to the Bat emblem last attested at Calakmul over three centuries earlier on Stela 114. Stela 62 may have formed a king-queen portrait pair with Stela 88 from the same date.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Braswell, Geoffrey E. . Gunn, Joel D. . Dominguez Carrasco, María del Rosario . Folan, William J. . Fletcher, Laraine A. . Morales López, Abel . Glascock, Michael D. . 2005 . Defining the Terminal Classic at Calakmul, Campeche . Arthur A. Demarest . Prudence M. Rice . Don S. Rice. The Terminal Classic in the Maya lowlands: Collapse, transition, and transformation . registration . Boulder . . 162–194. 0-87081-822-8 . 61719499.
2. Travel Cancun : Cozumel, Playa del Carmen, Tulum, Xcaret, Mexican Riviera, and Yucatan Peninsula. This illustrated Travel Guide is designed for optimal navigation on Kindle and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included.
3. The Ancient Maya, 6th Edition by Robert J. Sharer,Loa P. Traxer
4. Historical Dictionary of Mesoamerica by Walter R. T. Witschey, Clifford T. Brown
5. [Simon Martin (Mayanist)|Martin]
6. Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens by Simon Martin and Nikolai Grube 2008:103, 115)