Article: Popol Vuh

Popol Vuh

The Popol Vuh is the most important source of information on the mythology of the ancient Maya. A sacred book of the Quich é Maya of Guatemala, it was written down in the mid-1500s. A Spanish priest discovered the Popol Vuh manuscript in the early 1700s. After copying the text, he translated it into Spanish.

The Popol Vuh is divided into five parts. The first contains an account of the creation of the world and of the failed attempts to produce proper human beings. The second and third parts tell of the adventures of the Hero Twins, Hunahp ú and Xbalanq ú e, and their forebears. The last two parts deal with the issue of creating humans from corn and then tell the ...

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