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Popol Vuh 9 - Spence · The Sacred Matrix

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Popol Vuh

Mesoamerican MythologyAncient Myth / ComparativeK'iche'

Popol Vuh 9

Spence - English

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The Vukub-Cakix Myth

Popol Vuh 9

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Tradition: Mesoamerican Mythology
Category: Mythic text
Claimed author: K'iche' Maya tradition
Likely origin: K'iche' Maya textual tradition through colonial-era manuscript transmission
Date: Precolonial oral/textual tradition recorded in colonial-era manuscript; public-domain English edition
Language: K'iche'
Manuscripts: K'iche' / colonial-era manuscript tradition represented by Spence public-domain English edition
Accepted by: K'iche' Maya mythic and heroic narrative

A public-domain Popol Vuh edition for creation, flood, hero-twin, and underworld comparison.

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Ancient Myth / Comparative

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License: Project Gutenberg public-domain text in the United States; verify local law outside the United States.
Edition: Spence · Lewis Spence
Display rights: Public domain
Repository: Project Gutenberg

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Creation Flood Gods Pantheons Hell Underworld Hero Descent