It's Good to be the
(King)
Thanks to advances in translating Maya hieroglyphs, the names of royals such as Water Sun Shark and Bird Jaguar are an endless source of amusement for us tamely monikered modern-day folks.
Below are the results of our online poll, which gave readers the chance to vote for their favorite Maya royal name. Sadly, staff favorites Knot-Eye Jaguar, Turtle Tooth, and Curl Snout wound up at the bottom of the list. (Frankly, we were a little surprised that the lamely named 18 Rabbit was runner-up.) And the winner is...
Smoking Squirrel - 24%
The Rest of the Royals:
18 Rabbit - 15%
Lady Six Sky - 13%
Moon Skull - 12%
Dark Sun - 11%
Smoke Monkey - 10%
Knot-Eye Jaguar - 9%
Turtle Tooth - 4%
Curl Snout - 2%
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