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title: Ixtab
author: Chloe Bonnet
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11431/ixtab/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Ixtab
_Authored by Chloe Bonnet_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11431.png)
## Image Caption
Ixtab was the [Maya](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Maya/) goddess of suicide who guides suicides to eternal paradise - depicted as the decaying corpse of a woman hanging from a noose in the heavens. This is an artist's impression of Ixtab drawn by Chloe Bonnet.
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## Cite This Work
### APA
Bonnet, C. (2019, November 07). Ixtab. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Bonnet, Chloe. "Ixtab." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 07, 2019. .
### MLA
Bonnet, Chloe. "Ixtab." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Nov 2019, .
## License & Copyright
Original image by **Chloe Bonnet**. Submitted by [Marion Wadowski](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/marion.wadowski/ "User Page: Marion Wadowski"), published on 07 November 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.