Tepeu
Maya · deity · cosmogonic · Recorded classification
Sovereign creator god who, paired with Q'uq'umatz, frames the world in the Popol Vuh.
Domains
- creation
- sovereignty
Powers
- Plan and frame creation through divine counsel
Relations
- companion: GucumatzSovereign and Plumed Serpent, the paired makers-modelers who frame creation in the Popol Vuh.Popol Vuh, trans. D. Tedlock (1996), Part 1 (primary)
- ally: XpiacocReciprocal of maya_xpiacoc.ally — With Xmucane, summoned by Tepeu and Gucumatz to cast lots of corn and tz'ite before the wood-people creation.Popol Vuh, trans. D. Tedlock (1996), Part 1 (primary)
Sources
- existence: Popol Vuh, Part I (primary)