- Quiche Creation Legend
- Details of this are given under Popul Vuh.
Who’s Who in non-classical mythology . John Keegan. 2014.
Quiche Creation Legend
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Zotzilaha Chimalman — (Zotz) Bat god of the Mayas who is probably the same as Camazotz mentioned in the Popul Vuh of the Quiche Creation Legend. The fear of bats manifested in the myths of the Central American races may be linked with the time when they were… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Hunapú — In the Quiche Creation Legend as told in the Popul Vuh he was a great culture hero and the brother of Xbalanqué or Ixbalanqué. He is chiefly famous for his visit to Xibalba, the Quiche Hades, when his head was cut off by Camazotz … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Camazotz — Bat god of Xibalba mentioned in the Quiche Creation Legend as told in the Popul Vuh. In the battle between Hunapú and Xbalanqué and the rulers of Xibalba, Camazotz cut off the head of Hunapú with his claws, but thanks to the aid of a tortoise… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Chimalmat — In the Quiche Creation Legend as told in the Popul Vuh she was the wife of Vukub Caquix, a giant, and the mother of two sons, Zipacná and Cabraca ‘Earth Heaper’ and ‘Earthquake’ … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Huncame — In the Quiche Creation Legend as told in the Popul Vuh he was the co lord of Xibalba, the cavern world. After murdering Hunhunapú and Vukub Hunapu he and his fellow sovereign Vukubcame were destroyed by Hunapú and Xbalanqué … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Hunhunapú — In the Quiche Creation Legend as told in the Popul Vuh the son of Xpiyacoc and Xmucane. He and his brother Vukub Hunapú were induced by a challenge to a ball game to enter Xibalba, the cavern world of the Quiches, where they were murdered by… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Hurakan — Together with Gucumatz one of the chief gods in the Quiche Creation Legend as told in the Popul Vuh. He was a wind god known as ‘the Heart of Heaven’ and vented the anger of the gods upon the first human beings by causing a deluge and a thick… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Tulan-Zuiva — In the Quiche Creation Legend as told in the Popul Vuh this place, known as ‘the Seven Caves’, was where the ancestors of the race started life after the extinction of the first race by fire and water and where they received their gods Avilix … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Votan — Central American god in the Popul Vuh Quiche Creation Legend who may be assimilated with Tepeyollotl, the Aztec god … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Vukub-Caquix — A giant of the Quiche Creation Legend as told in the Popul Vuh. His name meant ‘Seven times the colour of fire’ and he had two sons, known as ‘Earth Heaper’ and ‘Earthquake’, by his wife Chimalmat. He was eventually destroyed by Hunapú with… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
