Welcome to the 29th episode of Stories That Made Us. This week, we travel to Latin America to tell the creation myth of the Mayans, or k'iche' Mayans. Their's is a story of first, the creation of the world and of mankind, and second, mankind's search for the sun and dawn. This episode covers the first part of this wondrous and fascinating tale. The second will be covered in the next episode. 

Now the story of the Mayans have been extensively documented in the Popol Voh. The book was written sometime between 1554 and 1558 A.D., which was during the time when Christian conquerors plundered the Americas. The book, which is literally translated as "The Council Book" or "The Book of the People" is an account of the ancient world, of the exploits of Mayan heros, and the tales of Quiche Mayan cosmology and creation. 

I have personally found it interesting to compare this story to that of the Aztecs, which was covered in episode two of the series, as a comparison of their thoughts and beliefs. They were, after all, two of the most prominent civilizations of the Americas. This then, is the creation myth of the Mayans.

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Somber by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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