the ancient Maya worshiped Camazotz, an ancient god that had the body of a person and the head of a bat.

Some 2,500 years ago, and even before DC Comics introduced us to Batman, the ancient Maya worshiped Camazotz, an ancient god that had the body of a person and the head of a bat. Many things we think originated in recent times are actual copies from much older sources. There’s plenty of evidence of such cases throughout history. But did you know that thousands of years ago, the ancient Maya worshiped a god that had the body of a person and the head of a bat? The ‘creature’ had pointy ears and was referred to by the ancient Maya as Camazotz.
* NOTE: The featured image is an artists rendering of a "modern" version of Camazotz.

https://curiosmos.com/camazotz-the-ancient-maya-batman-god-worshiped-2500-years-ago/