Motif
Creation and downfall of humanity
creation_and_downfall_of_humanity
A motif of the World Ages and Cosmic Decline family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
nahua maya inca
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The Myths of Mexico & Peru BIBLIOGRAPHY / INDEX AND GLOSSARY / NOTE ON THE PRONUNCIATION OF THE MEXICAN, MAYAN, AND PERUVIAN LANGUAGES / INDEX AND GLOSSARY; lines 12097-12292 confidence: medium
Popol Vuh is described as Maya-Kiche mythology and history; the first book includes creation, downfall of man, Vukub-Cakix, Zipacna, Cabrakan, and a note that the creation story may fuse several myths.
The Popol Vuh first-book index lists creation and the downfall of man; the third-book index lists creation of man and woman.
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