Ixtab
At the time of the Spanish conquest of Yucatán (1527–1546), Ix Tab or Ixtab was the indigenous Maya goddess of suicide by hanging. Playing the role of a psychopomp, she would accompany such suicides to heaven.
Pantheon: Maya Culture: Maya Civilization: Maya civilization Period: 2000 BCE – 1500 CE
Source: Wikipedia
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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixtab
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