University:
Rowan University
Course:
ANTH02.202 | Cultural Anthropology
Academic year:

2024
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216

Pages:

2
Author:

Maverick Martin

Popol Vuh A. The Beginning 1. At first there was nothing but the sky and the ocean 2. Plumed Serpent and Heart of Sky Hurricane were the only beings 3. Heart of Sky came to Plumed Serpent and the began the creation of earth and of man B. Making of Earth 1. Heart of Sky and Plumed Serpent decided to clear the waters to make land 2. They thought of trees plants another other vegetation 3. To make earth they spoke. They said “Earth” and it rose from nothing 4. Mountains sprouted from the oceans and separated the waters C. Making of Animals 1. The created animals Deer, birds, serpents, pumas, jaguars 2. Bearer Begetter was disappointed an wanted to give the animals voices 3. He told the Deer to sleep by the rivers and canyons and Eat and stand in the forest/plains 4. He told the birds to go in trees 5. When told to speak they only squaked and howled and the gods were disappointed. D. Making of Man pt 1 and pt 2 1. First used mud, but men fell apart 2. Xpiyacoc and Xmucane: Grandmother of Day and Grandmother of light help create wood humans 3. Wood humans are able to have children and make homes 4. Wood humans have weird bodies and are ignorant toward the gods 5. Gods rein hell on the wood humans killing them 6. Wood humans are known as monkeys E. Seven Macaw 1. Seven Macaw is a very cocky 2. Compares his brightness to the sun and the moon 3. Calls himself the creator. 4. Has 2 sons and a wife a. Zipacna, Earthquake, and Chimalmat b. SM claims to be the Sun c. Zipacna claims to be maker of Earth d. Earthquake claims to bring down the sky and make avalanches of earth F. Defeat of Seven Macaw 1. Seven Macaw is shot in the jaw by Hunahpu, but SM took Hunahpu’s arm 2. Hunahpu and Xbalanque conjure grandparents who trick SM in giving up his eyes and teeth G. Defeat of Zipacna 1. Zipacna killed 400 boys for trying to kill him 2. Twins trick Zipacna in trying to eat a grab in a canyon 3. They drop a mountain on him H. Defeat of Earthquake 1. Twins lead Earthquake to the east 2. They trick him into eating poisoned bird and kill him 3. They drop him down a hole I. Father of Hunahpu and Xbalanque 1. Xpiyacoc and Xmucane