 This duality enabled the god to serve as a mediator between the masculine sun god Tohil and the feminine moon goddess Awilix, a role that was symbolized with the Mesoamerican ballgame.In ancient Maya highland texts Qʼuqʼumatz is strongly associated with water, which in turn is associated with the underworld.The Kʼicheʼ are reported to have believed that Qʼuqʼumatz was a feathered serpent that moved in the water.