Motif
divine council creates living beings
divine_council_creates_living_beings
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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maya quiche
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The Popol Vuh PREFACE / LEWIS SPENCE. / THE POPOL VUH / THE FIRST BOOK; lines 215-252 confidence: high
The chief gods are named as Hurakan, Gucumatz, Xpiyacoc, and Xmucane; Gucumatz is a green-feathered serpent, Xpiyacoc and Xmucane are mother and father gods, animals are created, and wooden mannikins are made because man is absent.
The named chief gods take counsel, after which animals are created and wooden mannikins are later made.
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