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Popol Vuh
Various · Mesoamerican · c. 1550 CE
Translated by Lewis Spence (1908)
11 chapters
The Mayan creation epic — the Hero Twins, the creation of humanity, and the dawn of civilization.
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Contents
- 1Preface & Introduction
- 2The First Book
- 3The Second Book
- 4The Third Book
- 5The Fourth Book & Cosmogony of the Popol Vuh
- 6Kiche and Mexican Mythology & The Pantheon of the Popol Vuh
- 7Commentary: The Vukub-Cakix Myth & Commentary: Book II
- 8Commentary: The Harrying of Xibalba
- 9Commentary: Book III
- 10Early Spanish Authors & Metrical Composition and Bibliography
- 11Notes