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Popol Vuh = The Book of the Community or The Book of the People
Heart of Heaven
[A one-dimensional emanation no space]
Manifestations of Heart of Heaven:
Huracan The Heart of the Sky (One-Legged Lightning)
Chipi-Caculha The Small Lightning
Raxa-Caculha The Beautiful Lightning
The Creator (a.k.a. the god Seven)
Manifestations of Seven:
Itzama Kauil (The Creator)
Tepeu (The Sovereign)
Gucumatz (The Feathered Serpent)
[These three are the Cosmic Center, depicted as three green stones]
Tzacol The West (Black)
Alom The North (White)
Cahalom The South (Yellow)
Bitol The East (Red)
Ixpiyacoc and Ixmucane
The Supreme Pair
(The Grandparents)
Hun-Hunahpu (One Hunahpu) and Vucab-Hunahpu (Seven Hunahpu)
(The Brothers)
Hunahpu and Xbalanque
(The Hero Twins sons of Hun-Hunahpu)
Other sons of Hun-Hunahpu:
Humbatz and Hunchouen (artisans and musicians; they become monkeys)
Other gods:
Vucub-Caquix Seven Macaw (a giant bird-demon)
Zipacna (the Earth) and Cabracan (Earthquake) sons of Seven Macaw (giant alligators)