Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Popol Vuh

As talked about earlier the majority of Mayan culture believes in one creational story known as Popol Vuh. Popol Vuh was called by many names "council book" , " Our place in the shadows", and " the dawn of life" by those who used and consulted with the book ( Tedlock 21). This story or myth as you will call it is the basis upon which many of the gods and goddesses they worshipped took form. Sadly the two main gods who were said to have created all living beings and things on earth have minimal mythology written about them. The Popol Vuh names these creators as " Heart of the sky" and " Heart of the sea" ( Tedlock 30). The creational story is in a poem like form but there are translated versions that tell of a long and imaginative story. 


here is a link to a part of the Popol Vuh  <http://www.criscenzo.com/jaguarsun/popolvuh.html>

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