Iqui Balam

There are four men and three gods, and the arithmetic is the interesting part: Iqui Balam is in the list and then quietly is not in the settlement. The K'iche' who produced the book had three ruling lineages and needed a founder for each; the fourth man is the seam where a four-part formula met a three-part political reality. The book does not explain him away and neither does this record.

Domains

• ancestors

Relations

• spouse: CaquixahaPopol Vuh: Caquixahá was the wife of Iqui-Balam. (primary)
• companion: MahucutahOne of the four.Popol Vuh: the four act as a group. (primary)

Sources

• Iqui Balam is the fourth of the four men made of maize and the husband of Caquixaha; unlike the other three he carries no god and founds no lineage.: Popol Vuh, the four men, their wives and the three gods. (primary)