K’’och
K''och (also spelled K'och or K'ook) is a star deity in Maya mythology, particularly associated with the Pleiades star cluster (known as Tzab-ek in Yucatec Maya). In the intricate Maya cosmos, stars were living beings with profound influence over human affairs, agriculture, and the calendar. K''och governed the timing of agricultural cycles, particularly the planting and harvesting of maize, the sacred crop that sustained Maya civilization. The Pleiades were especially important because their helical rising and setting marked critical junctures in the agricultural calendar, and K''och served a