The Popol Vuh (Quiché for "Council Book" or "Book of the Community"; Popol Wuj in modern spelling) is the book of scripture of the Quiché, a Kingdom of the Maya civilization in Guatemala.

Overview

---

The book begins with the Maya civilization's creation myth followed by the stories of the Maya Hero Twins Hunahpu (Junajpu) and Xbalanque (Xb‘alanke) who are prominent figures of Maya mythology. The book continues with details of the foundation and history of the Quiché kingdom, tying in the royal family with the legendary gods in order to assert rule by divine right.

Here are the opening lines of the book, in modernized spelling and punctuation (from Sam Colop's edition):

More on [ Popol Vuh ]

Popol Vuh - Twitter Search

#turkeyday :: playlist progressing nicely... Popol Vuh, Ernest Gonzales, Charlie Feathers, NOMO, Brian Eno, Blockhead, and Antibalas
gimmetinnitus (gimmetinnitus) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:29:09 -0000
#turkeyday :: playlist progressing nicely... Popol Vuh, Ernest Gonzales, Charlie Feathers, NOMO, Brian Eno, Blockhead, and Antibalas
#turkeyday :: ohshit I gonna put together a thanksgiving playlist... with lots of Popol Vuh :: http://j.mp/7p98x0
gimmetinnitus (gimmetinnitus) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:42:49 -0000
#turkeyday :: ohshit I gonna put together a thanksgiving playlist... with lots of Popol Vuh :: http://j.mp/7p98x0
listening to: Popol Vuh – Morning Sun - http://www.last.fm/music/Popol+Vuh http://ow.ly/164oPV
tweetpod (A Global Playlist) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:16:51 -0000
listening to: Popol Vuh – Morning Sun - http://www.last.fm/music/Popol+Vuh http://ow.ly/164oPV
listening to: Popol Vuh – Morning Sun - http://www.last.fm/music/Popol+Vuh http://ow.ly/164oPV
dylan_k (Dylan Kinnett) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:06:18 -0000
listening to: Popol Vuh – Morning Sun - http://www.last.fm/music/Popol+Vuh http://ow.ly/164oPV
@mrscomedyarms Popol Vuh?
MandrewB (Andrew) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:13:27 -0000
@mrscomedyarms Popol Vuh?
Very nice an all counts! RT @garethspor: My Popol Vuh Pandora station just threw a little Grateful Dead in the mix. Bonus!!
deadlistening (Dead Listening) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:50:53 -0000
Very nice an all counts! RT @garethspor: My Popol Vuh Pandora station just threw a little Grateful Dead in the mix. Bonus!!

Subscribe to Popol_Vuh RSS feed