page_title: Chac
hierarchical_section_title: Chac
caption_attribution_description: Terra cotta image of Maya Rain God Chac at San Francisco's deYoung museum, nonflash image permitted
context_page_description: Chac is the rain god of the Maya. He has a lightning axe. He uses it to hit the clouds and make thunder and rain.
context_section_description: Chac (also spelled Chaac) is the rain god of the Maya. He has a lightning axe. He uses it to hit the clouds and make thunder and rain.
caption: Urn shaped like Chaac, 12th-14th century
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