Popol Vuh

1. Popol Vuh By: Justin Traina, Adolfo Escobar, and Dillon Mendes

2. Characters Heart of Sky Sovereign & Quetzal Serpent The Framer & The Shaper Xpiyacoc Xmucane One Hunahpu Xbaquiyalo Seven Hunahpu Hunahpu Xbalanque One Batz One Chouen Seven Macaw Chimalmat Zipacna Cabracan

3. The Pride of Seven Macaw Before the Dawn • Seven Macaw is represented as a gorgeous macaw. • He has much pride and declares himself greater than both the sun and the moon due to his glorious appearance. • Thinks of himself as a god. • Seven Macaw is similar to Satan.

4. The Fall of Seven Macaw and His Sons • Witnessing the evil within Seven Macaw, the twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque, decided that for the sake of their people and the world that they must kill him. • Together they conduct a plan in which they would use their blowguns to put an end to Seven Macaw and his family.

5. The Defeat of Seven Macaw • Hunahpu and Xbalanque go to the tree where Seven Macaw goes each morning to get his food, and they ambush him. • Seven Macaw attacks Hunahpu, and he rips his arm off and runs away. • The twins go to the First Grandfather and First Grandmother in order to ask them for help.

6. Together the First Grandfather and First Grandmother go to the throne of Seven Macaw with Hunahpu and Xbalanque disguised as their grandsons. • Seven Macaw begs the old couple to give him a treatment to help cure him. • The grandfather tells Seven Macaw that they will have to remove his teeth to fix his jaw. • The First Grandfather replaces Seven Macaw’s teeth with grains of maize. After he had finished, Seven Macaw’s face fell off. • The First Grandfather and First Grandmother then proceeded to take the precious metals from his eyes, and he died. After Seven Macaw’s death, Chimalmat died as well. • Hunahpu retrieved his arm and reattached it.

7. The Deeds of Zipacna and the Four Hundred Boys • Four hundred boys drag a tree past Zipacna • Characters: Zipacna, Four Hundred Boys • Zipacna carries the tree for them • The four hundred boys plot to kill him • While digging a hole, a tree is dropped in on him • The boys celebrate Zipacna's death • Zipacna kills them all

8. The Defeat of Zipacna • Zipacna loves hunting for fish and crab • Characters: Hunahpu, Xbalanque, Zipacna • Hunahpu and Xbalanque set a trap for Zipacna • They lead Zipacna to the river to catch a crab • Zipacna tries to catch the crab in the crevice of a mountain • He fails and tries again by sliding on his back • The mountain settles down on Zipacna

9. The Defeat of Cabracan • Cabracan is a destroyer of mountains • Characters: Hunahpu, Xbalanque, Cabracan • Hunahpu and Xbalanque tell Cabracan of a nearby mountain • Along the way, they all become hungry • The twins trick Cabracan by coating his food with earth • After he eats the food, he loses his strength • The twins bind Cabracan and throw him into the earth

10. The Deeds of One Hunahpu and Seven Hunahpu Above Xibalba • One Hunahpu and Seven Hunahpu played dice and ball everyday • One Batz and One Chouen became singers and flautists, sculptors and writers, jade workers and metalsmiths

11. Lords of Xibalba felt disrespected • One Death and Seven Death sent the judges of Xibalba to harass One Hunahpu and Seven Hunahpu

12. The Summons of One Hunahpu and Seven Hunahpu to Xibalba • One Death and Seven Death send a message to One Hunahpu and Seven Hunahpu • Arrow Owl, Macaw Owl, One Leg Owl, and Skull Owl

13. The Descent of One Hunahpu and Seven Hunahpu to Xibalba • Trembling Canyon and Murmuring Canyon • Scorpion River, Blood River, and Pus River • One Hunahpu and Seven Hunahpu put in House of Darkness • One Hunahpu's head put on the tree

14. Works Cited Christenson, Allen J. Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Maya. Norman: University of Oklahoma, 2007. Print.

15. Question Are there any other connections that you can think of between our section of the Popol Vuh and something else?