Balam Quitze
Maya · mortal · mythic · Recorded classification
The Popol Vuh is a book about how the K'iche' came to exist, and these four are the answer; the registry held the Hero Twins, who are the prologue, and not the men, who are the point. The detail that survives best is the blinding: the first humans were made too well, saw everything, and had their sight cut down by their makers on purpose. It is the rare creation story in which the flaw in human beings is deliberate and admitted.
Domains
- ancestors
Relations
- spouse: Caha PalunaPopol Vuh: Cahá-Paluna was the wife of Balam-Quitzé. (primary)
- companion: Balam AcabOne of the four.Popol Vuh: the four first men act throughout as a group. (primary)
- subordinate to: TohilHe carries the god; the god's temple is the Great Building of the Cavec.Popol Vuh: Tohil was carried by Balam-Quitzé and is the god of his lineage. (primary)
Sources
- Balam Quitze is the first of the four men made of maize, husband of Caha-Paluna, bearer of Tohil and ancestor of the Cavec lineage of the K'iche'.: Popol Vuh, the creation of the four men and the division of the lineages. (primary)