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Zipacna was one of Apophis' most loyal underlords. | Zipacna was one of Apophis' most loyal underlords. He traveled to Tollana to act as Arkon, an 'advocate' of sorts, at Triad (a Tollan formal justice hearing) for the Goa'uld Klorel who desired to remain in possession of the body of the Abydonian, Skaara (brother-in-law of Daniel Jackson). Skaara, in turn, begged the Tollan to free him from the Goa'uld parasite, with Jack O'Neill and Daniel Jackson acting as co-Arkons on his behalf. | ||
The hubris of the Goa'uld as a species is evident as Zipacna spews Goa'uld ideology regarding in his justification for Klorel's continued possession of Skaara. Zipacna further demonstrated Goa'uld treachery in secretly bidding his Jaffa to identify the Tollan ion cannons for simultaneous destruction by a Goa'uld mothership at the conclusion of Triad, thereby rendering the Tollan helpless to defend themselves. [3. Pretense] | |||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
Revision as of 16:49, 9 November 2004
Earth Culture of Origin
Mayan
Alternate Names / Spellings
None
Presides Over
Evil Mountain God
Personal Symbols
None
Earth Mythological References
Zipacna was a great giant, the son of the Underworld God Vucub Caquix, the Great Macaw, and brother of the giant Cabrakan. Other gods of the time considered them the most arrogant of all. The hero twins, Hun-Apu and Ixblanque were sent to kill them. The twins were not alone in their quest to slay Zipacna. 400 young men were also spurred by the gods to do away with the giant. They'd managed to lure him to a trap, a large house where a large hole was dug. Having descended into the hole, Zipacna the young men began to fill the hole with rocks and mud. Thinking they'd succeeded in their quest, the men celebrated long into the night. However, Zipacna was indeed not dead and using his mighty strength, he rose up from the ground with such force, he hurled the boys high into the sky, creating the star cluster known as the Pleiades.
However, this did not stop the hero twins in their quest to slay Zipacna. They lured a hungry Zipacna into a ravine with a model of a crab, his favourite food. Even when they pushed boulders and mountains onto him he continued to struggle. Eventually, they had to magically turn him into stone.
Stargate References
Zipacna was one of Apophis' most loyal underlords. He traveled to Tollana to act as Arkon, an 'advocate' of sorts, at Triad (a Tollan formal justice hearing) for the Goa'uld Klorel who desired to remain in possession of the body of the Abydonian, Skaara (brother-in-law of Daniel Jackson). Skaara, in turn, begged the Tollan to free him from the Goa'uld parasite, with Jack O'Neill and Daniel Jackson acting as co-Arkons on his behalf.
The hubris of the Goa'uld as a species is evident as Zipacna spews Goa'uld ideology regarding in his justification for Klorel's continued possession of Skaara. Zipacna further demonstrated Goa'uld treachery in secretly bidding his Jaffa to identify the Tollan ion cannons for simultaneous destruction by a Goa'uld mothership at the conclusion of Triad, thereby rendering the Tollan helpless to defend themselves. [3. Pretense]