Maya
The historical and mythological traditions of the Maya peoples of Mesoamerica — Kaqchikel, Kiche, and related highland Guatemalan lineages — as preserved in native-authored alphabetic manuscripts written soon after the Spanish conquest and translated into English by 19th-century Americanist scholars.
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Most-filed motifs under “maya” in the index
Rain-god 1 God of the world of the dead 1 Gods of the Quarters. A god or spirit for each 1 God of war 1 Creation of the universe 1 Hierarchy of worlds. A series of worlds, one a 1 Tree to heaven 1 Heaven. A blissful upper world 1 Hell. Lower world of torment 1 World-columns. Four (two, etc.) columns or sup 1 Deluge. Inundation of whole world or section 1 Confusion of tongues. Originally all men speak 1 Sky-rope. Access to upper world by means of a 1