Maya Hero Twins
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title:
Maya Hero Twins
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The Maya Hero Twins are the central figures of a narrative included within the colonial Kʼicheʼ document called Popol Vuh, and constituting the oldest Maya myth to have been preserved in its entirety. Called Hunahpu and Xbalanque in the Kʼicheʼ language, the Twins have also been identified in the art of the Classic Mayas. The twins are often portrayed as complementary forces. The Twin motif recurs in many Native American mythologies; the Maya Twins, in particular, could be considered as mythical
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Mythological protagonists of the Popol Vuh
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_Hero_Twins
date created:
2003-11-02T17:53:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T23:03:57Z
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