Its authors descended from three lordly lineages, one of which was the Greathouses, of whom we know the least.
Its authors descended from three lordly lineages, one of which was the Greathouses, of whom we know the least. The fourth part of this text features a trial in the House of Bats, in which one of the heroes is decapitated. It was first recorded in the 16th-century, while being recited by an unknown native songster. Its authors wanted to use its Oher Tzih, or "Ancient Word," as a teaching tool, leading to an alternate title of Book of the Council. Including such memorable sites as Xibalba and such characters as the Hero Twins, FTP, name this sacred account of the Quiche [KEE-chay] people, which has served as the primary source of Mayan myth.
Its authors descended from three lordly lineages, one of which was the Greathouses, of whom we know the least.
{Popol Vuh} [POH-pol VOO]