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Ah Kin
Ah Kin is the Mayan sun god, he is the youthful suitor of the Monn goddess Acna. Ah Kin is feared as the bringer of droughts, but protects mankind from the evil powers associated with darkness. At night he is carried through the underworld on the back of the god Sucunyum. Ak Kin was worshipped at sunrise, incense was often burnt at these rituals. Ah Kin means 'he of the sun'