Popol Vuh

The K'iche' Maya book of creation and the hero twins, the single most important mythological text of the Americas.

Core Characteristics

Written in K'iche' with Latin letters around 1554–1558, hidden until the priest Francisco Ximénez copied it about 1701.
Opens with the world's creation by the feathered serpent Gucumatz and the creator Heart of Sky.
The hero twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque avenge their father in the ballcourt of Xibalba, the underworld.