K’eyech
K'eyech (also spelled K'eyechi or Kayech) is a rainbow spirit in Maya mythology, particularly among the Tzotzil and Tzeltal Maya communities of highland Chiapas, Mexico. In Maya cosmology, rainbows are not considered benevolent phenomena but are instead dangerous portals or beings associated with illness, misfortune, and the underworld. K'eyech embodies this ambivalent power, serving as both a celestial phenomenon and a spiritual entity that can bring either blessings or calamity. The rainbow in Maya tradition is deeply connected to the Earth Lord (Yahwal Balamil) and the forces that govern we