This terrified the gods. “What shall we do with them now?” they asked. “They see everything… They are also gods.”
Unlike the clay and wooden experiments, the were perfect. They had great vision, immense wisdom, and could see the entirety of the universe. El Libro De Popol Vuh
Miraculously, the oral traditions of the Quiché people survived. Around 1550, a literate Quiché noble transcribed the oral stories into Latin script using the Spanish alphabet. He wrote it in the Quiché language, hoping to preserve his people’s identity. This terrified the gods
Their ultimate victory is a philosophical masterpiece. They allow themselves to be burned in a great oven, grind their bones into powder, and scatter them into a river. Reborn as catfish and then as wandering beggars, they return to Xibalbá to perform miracles. In a final act of divine irony, they trick the lords of death into destroying themselves, vowing that the Maya will no longer have to bow to the lords of the underworld. After the defeat of death, the gods make their final attempt at humanity. Using white and yellow ears of corn, the gods grind the maize into a paste. From this paste, they fashion the flesh of the first true humans. They had great vision, immense wisdom, and could