Hunahpú and Ixbalanqué

Hunahpú and Ixbalanqué , also called the Hero Brothers or the Divine Twins , are two main characters of the holy book Popol Vuh of the Quiché - Maya in Guatemala . The legend and cult of the twins were widespread throughout the Maya area.

Legend

The twins were conceived by HunHunahpú and Ixquic. After numerous experiences and a descent into the underworld , where they won the fight against the lords of death , defeating the houses of gloom, knives, cold, jaguars, fire and bats and the gods there in a ball game , both became im Self-sacrifice to the sun and moon. At Chichen Itza , a place of worship found this hero brothers.

A drawing of the twins from Lacambalam
The twins on a classic stele in Izapa
The twins on classic ceramics

literature

Wolfgang Cordan (Ed.): Popol Vuh. The book of the council. Diederichs, Munich 1990, pp. 62 ff, ISBN 3-424-00578-9 .
Allen J. Christenson: Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Maya: The Great Classic of Central American Spirituality, Translated From the Original Maya Text. University of Oklahoma Press, 2007 ISBN 9780806138398 on GoogleBooks .
Leonhard Schultze-Jena : Popol Vuh: The holy book of the Quiché Indians of Guatemala. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1972.

Individual evidence

↑ " They must die at the stake after a lost battle, and the enemies throw their burning bones into the Xibalba River at the height of the victory celebration. However, when they sink to the bottom, the bones turn back into Hunahpú and Ixbalanqué. "

Web links

Commons : Hero Twins - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

[1] " They must die at the stake after a lost battle, and the enemies throw their burning bones into the Xibalba River at the height of the victory celebration. However, when they sink to the bottom, the bones turn back into Hunahpú and Ixbalanqué. "