第一次喝到這個品種 (2025 Aug)
Recently, I have My first sip with this coffee variety (August 2025).
看名字直譯「瑪雅之星」Star-Maya 但是轉念一想
這不就像把 Lovecraft 克蘇魯「Great Old One」翻譯成「很棒很老的那個」一樣嘛
我來想想如何信達雅可以和「舊日支配者」並列的好名字🤔
目前想到瑪雅有名的星神，夏曼艾克（Xaman Ek, The Merchant’s Guide）
The name could be literally translated to "Maya star" but as I thought about it, a direct translation felt… uninspired. It’s a bit like translating Lovecraft’s "Great Old One" as "A big Old Person"—technically correct, but the soul is lost in the process.
Xaman Ek? Maybe. The famous ancient Mayan god of travelers, merchants, and the North Star
Let's try to have explore about it.
在瑪雅神話中，薩曼·埃克是北極星之神。他通常被描繪成鼻子扁平，頭上有獨特的黑色斑紋。他的名字由一個象形文字書寫而成 "他自己的臉" 酷似一隻猴子。這個象形文字前面有一個前綴，代表“北方之支撐”，鞏固了他作為北極星之神的身份。
In Mayan mythology, Xaman Ek is the God of the North Star. He is often depicted with a snub nose and distinct black markings on his head. His name is written with a single hieroglyph—his own face—which bears a striking resemblance to a monkey. This glyph is preceded by a prefix representing the "Support of the North," cementing his identity as the deity of the pole star.
在一些地區，Xaman Ek 也被稱為「商人的嚮導」。這很可能是因為在貝登和猶加敦半島的緯度，北極星是唯一全年不變的天體。據說，古代的商人會在路邊的祭壇前駐足，向他獻上香火，祈求平安度過夜晚。
In some regions, Xaman Ek is also known as the "Guide of the Merchants." This likely stems from the fact that at the latitudes of Petén and the Yucatán Peninsula, the North Star is the only celestial body that remains fixed throughout the year. It is said that ancient merchants would pause at altars along the roadside to offer him incense, seeking safe passage through the night.
