Achondroplasia and maya

Achondroplasia was very well-seen by the maya, far from being regarded as a problem, it was a characteristic of noble beings and divine.

People with achondroplasia often appear in the ancient maya art, as were members common and important of the royal courts. Some scholars have suggested that his especially close relationship with the maya kings had roots mythological. The kings were considered to be similar to the maize god, whose head mimicked the shape of the ears; other ears of corn in the corn plants tend to be smaller and by analogy, it was thought that people with achondroplasia were ‘of the same stem’ that the royalty.