abstract:An alux (Mayan: , plural: aluxo'ob ) is the name given to a type of sprite or spirit in the mythological tradition of certain Maya peoples from the Yucatán Peninsula and Guatemala, also called Chanekeh or Chaneque by the Nahuatl people. Aluxob are conceived of as being small, only about knee-high, and in appearance resembling miniature traditionally dressed Maya people.