 Qʼuqʼumatz, god of wind and rain, was closely associated with Tepeu, god of lightning and fire.Both of these deities were considered to be the mythical ancestors of the Kʼicheʼ nobility by direct male line.Qʼuqʼumatz carried the sun across the sky and down into the underworld and acted as a mediator between the various powers in the Maya cosmos.