Hun-Came
Maya · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Senior of the two ruling death lords of Xibalba; defeated and humbled by the Hero Twins.
Domains
- death
- underworld rule
Powers
- Preside over the lords and ordeals of Xibalba
Relations
- ally: CuchumaquicReciprocal of maya_cuchumaquic.ally — Blood Gatherer sits, paired with Xiquiripat, in the twelve-lord Xibalban court headed by One Death and Seven Death.Popol Vuh, trans. D. Tedlock (1996), Part 3 (primary)
- ally: Vucub-CameOne Death and Seven Death, the paired chief judges of the twelve-lord court of Xibalba.Popol Vuh, trans. D. Tedlock (1996), Part 3 (primary)
- killer of: Hun HunahpuWith Seven Death he defeated and sacrificed One Hunahpu, hanging his head in the calabash tree.Popol Vuh, trans. D. Tedlock (1996), Part 3 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Popol Vuh, Parts II-III (primary)