In the Popol Vuh (sacred bock of the Mayas, a Mexican Pre Hispanic culture), the three gods that created the world (Tepeu, Gucumatz and Hurakan) wanted to create a creature that would live in that perfect world and that at the same time would prais and dignify their gods.
They first created the animals, but they couldn't speak or think, they were not able of praising the gods.
Then they created the man after three attempts:
1st man was created with mud: It was a failed attempt because their bodies were unstable, they disintegrated.
2nd man was created with wood: they were unable of praising their creators, that is why the gods send an inundation to eliminate them from the world; but some of them escaped from the calamity and became what we today know as "monkeys".
3rd man was created with corn: they had intelligence and were able of praying to their gods, but because of them being so perfect; their creators saw them as a threat. That is why they send them the worst calamities (aging, hate, fear, etc) to tempt them and make them unperfected, human.
The first men to be created and formed were called the Sorcerer of Fatal Laughter, the
Sorcerer of Night, Unkempt, and the Black Sorcerer . . . They were endowed with
vast intelligence and they succeeded in knowing all that there is in the world. When they looked, instantly they saw all that is around them, and they contemplated in turn the arc of heaven and the round face of the earth . . . Then the Creator said: 'They know all . . . what shall we do with them now? Let their sight reach only to that which is near; let them see only a little of the face of the earth! . . . Are they not by nature simple creatures of our making? Must they also be gods?'
- The Popol Vuh of the Quiché Maya
Hunahpu and Xbalanque
According to Popol Vuh by Allen J. Christenson (http://books.google.com/books?id=hJx47n_sm-YC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0#PPA52,M1 - scroll to page 55) it is something like poe-POLE Woo.
One possibility of the Mayan ball game is that the losers lost their heads. Carvings at Popol Vuh show the sacrifice of ball players.
Heart of Sky, Xibalba, Plumbed Serpent, 7 Macaw, Zipacna, 1 and 7 Hunahpu, Hunahpu Jr, and Xbalanque, Blood Moon, Xmucane, Xpiyakok, 1 Monkey, 1 Artisan, 1 and 7 Death
The Popul Vuh is the sacred text that documents the Maya creation myth. In the Quiche Maya language it means Counsel Book.
Nosferatu - Popol Vuh album - was created in 1978.
The Popol Vuh, a Mayan sacred text, was written in the 16th century by an anonymous Mayan author or authors. It was transcribed in the K'iche' language but later translated into Spanish.
The Popol Vuh was written in Mayan.
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Popol Vuh (The Mayan Bible)
Invitation to World Literature - 2010 Popol Vuh 1-8 was released on: USA: 10 October 2010
Popol Vuh was a German band that was founded in 1969 by the pianist, Florian Fricke, the percussionist, Holger Trulzsch, and the recording engineer, Frank Fiedler. The band remained active until 2001.
The "Popol Vuh" is divided into four main parts: creation myth, ancient tales of the Quiché people, hero twins journey to Xibalba, and genealogy of the Quiché kingdom. Each part contains rich narratives and teachings from Mayan mythology.