The Popol Vuh

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mythological_figure
Mesoamerican text
sacred book
gptkbp:category gptkb:poetry
gptkb:Maya_literature
Indigenous American literature
gptkbp:contains mythology
genealogy of Kʼicheʼ rulers
mythology of the Hero Twins
stories of gods and humans
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Guatemala
gptkbp:culture gptkb:Pre-Columbian_Maya_civilization
gptkbp:date 16th century
gptkbp:firstPrintedEditionEditor gptkb:Charles_Étienne_Brasseur_de_Bourbourg
gptkbp:firstPrintedEditionLanguage gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:firstPublished 1857
gptkbp:firstTranscribedBy gptkb:Francisco_Ximénez
gptkbp:firstTranscriptionDate 1701-1703
gptkbp:firstWrittenIn gptkb:Latin_alphabet
gptkbp:genre gptkb:poetry
mythology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Popol Vuh
gptkbp:importantFor key text for understanding Maya beliefs
gptkbp:influenced Mesoamerican studies
gptkbp:language gptkb:Kʼicheʼ
gptkbp:notableCharacter gptkb:Hun_Hunahpu
gptkb:Hunahpu
gptkb:Xbalanque
gptkb:Seven_Macaw
gptkb:Vucub_Caquix
gptkb:Heart_of_Sky
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Kʼicheʼ_Maya
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Newberry_Library
manuscript form
gptkbp:relatedWork gptkb:Chilam_Balam
gptkb:Books_of_Chilam_Balam
gptkbp:significance primary source of Maya mythology
gptkbp:structure four parts
gptkbp:subject gptkb:cosmology
Maya religion
ancestral history
gptkbp:theme creation of the world
origin of humans
genealogy of Maya rulers
struggles of gods and heroes
gptkbp:translatedInto gptkb:French
gptkb:Spanish
English
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UNESCO_Collection_of_Representative_Works
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6