Nietzschean
Of The Dire Pride
Originally posted by TheGodKiller
She's also a jaguar goddess(which is what that jaguar bikini could possibly be in reference to) , and the Hulk#53 incarnation portrays her in the "Moon Goddess" aspect of hers(or at least that's what's mentioned in the interview with Parker) .Also from Jeff Parker's commentary , its hinted that she(along with the rest of her brethren) is possibly not even a real Mayan deity , but merely a member of an advanced race of post-humans with a Clarke'sThirdLaw-esque sort of science/technology .
I knew i forgot one, the Jaguar reference.. the eater of men. I think the Jaguar connection is just her Totem/Spirit Animal. but, yeah, she also has animal claws from time to time in some of her depictions. The Jaguar is also a clan name or family crest which is associated with War, hence, the War Goddess aspect.
you asked me about what her head dress meant or what was it. In the comics depiction I cant tell you since in the comics it appears to be a generic lazy attempt to draw a Mayan type head dress.
Her head dress in her Mayan Depictions is usually a snake or snakes. which is all symbolic with life and rebirth, wisdom and connection to the earth and spirits.
In Native American Mythology the Snake is not a symbol of evil like it is in other religions.
as for the advance post human race thing that is an explanation for some of earth Gods like the Eternals and some being advance dimensional aliens as was once the Asgardian explanation. I dont mind if these gods end up being ancient humans who usurped the names of the real gods.. which Apocalypse once did himself and other lesser gods also did like Seth.
