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Illustration of two pink-skinned figures with golden facial jewelry emerge from water, partially hidden by green palm leaves against a yellow and blue background.

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Watercolor painting of three melting pink hearts, numbered 1, 2, 3, in a blue sky over brown mountains and a yellow valley.

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Watercolor painting of a deer, birds, snake, and butterfly amongst trees with a blue background.

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Illustration of six figures made of mud with long dark hair stand in turquoise water, with erupting volcanoes in the background.

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Then there were the Men of Mud


Let us come together, and try again,” said the gods. “This time let us create creatures that will venerate us, praise us, and adore us. Let them be beings that are obedient, and respectful. Let them invoke our names here on earth!” Instantly, the gods created the Men of Mud. But the gods were not happy with them because they had no strength and could not move well. Their faces fell to one side, and their sight was blurred. They could not speak and had no minds. When it rained they quickly dissolved and fell apart. They could not multiply, nor could they revere the gods. The gods quickly destroyed them and said “Let us try again. Let us create a being that can worship us and adore us. Let it be done now!

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Illustration of four men made of wood with angular features and yellow loincloths against a green-blue background.

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Then there were the Men of Wood


After the disappointing creation of the Men of Mud, Huracan, Tepeu/Gucumatz, as well as Xpiyacoc (Double Grandfather) and Xmucane (Double Grandmother), gathered to create the next generation of men, the Men of Wood. “Come master of emeralds, the worker of jewels, carver of amber, and silver. Throw your grains of corn and red bean. Make your magic!” And instantly the Men of Wood were made. But like the Men of Mud, they were equally flawed. They had no expression, no blood, no substance, no mind, and could not pay tribute to the gods. Immediately they were destroyed, shattered to pieces, and killed.

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Four red and yellow figures dance around a central explosion against a blue-green background. Titled

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Then there were the Men of Red Bean or Tzite


Again, the gods convened and with their sorcery created a third generation of men, Men of Red Bean or Tzite. And like the previous generations of men, they could not speak with their Creator, nor could they think, as they had no mind. The gods were not happy so they made a heavy black resin fall from the sky and called Camazotz, the Bat of Death, to cut off their heads, and break and crumble their bones. All this because they had not revered their mother, their father, nor the Heart of Heaven, Huracan. This was their punishment. 

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Watercolor illustration of two dismembered figures with cutlery, surrounded by pig-like creatures, against a volcanic landscape.

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The Men of Red Bean or Tzite, and Men of Wood are Destroyed


The gods were not happy with neither the men made of mud, nor with the men of wood, nor with the men of red bean. They had no brains, no minds, to give respect to the gods. So, the gods sent pots and pans, and small dogs to tear them to pieces. With anger and vengeance, the dogs said: “You hit us, and ate us. Now we will kill you. This is what you deserve for not venerating the gods, for not saying their names! And this is what you get for abusing us, for hitting us with sticks and stones, for not giving us water or food! We will tear you apart with our sharp teeth. We will burn you with hot pans and pots. We will make you howl and cry! We will make you say ay, yai, yai, yaiiii! This is what you deserve!”

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Watercolor illustration of three monkey-like figures with black bodies, red and orange limbs, and surprised expressions.

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The Men of Red Bean or Tzite, and the Men of Wood are Turned into Monkeys


After having been beaten by the pots and pans, and bitten by the small dogs, the Men of Red Bean and Men of Wood were turned into monkeys. They wailed, “This is our lot for not revering and respecting the gods. We will live as monkeys forever.” Into the forests and jungles they fled where they live today, the direct descendants of Men of Red Bean and Men of Wood. 

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Illustration of yellow bird-like creature with a large beak, sharp teeth, dark hair, holding skull-topped staffs between erupting volcanoes.

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Then there was Vucub Caquix!


There was still no moon, sun, nor stars. There was only darkness. The gods had not yet created the heavens nor the celestial bodies that inhabit them. So it was truly magical, as if crafted from sorcery, that a creature named Vucub Caquix or Seven Macaw was created. He proclaimed to all, “Because there is no moon, no sun, no stars above, I will shine with blinding light. Legions of men, millions, will follow me. I will shimmer and sparkle for my eyes are made of diamonds and my teeth of pearl. I am dripping with rare jade, and I will make you lust for material things far beyond your means. You will leave your family for me and become vain just like me. For I am the moon, the sun, and the stars above! I am Vucub Caquix!”

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Illustration of two Mayan stylized figures, face each other holding spears and bows with quivers filled with pink-tipped arrows on their backs

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A vibrant watercolor painting depicts a large, yellow, bird-like creature with purple wings perched in a tree with orange fruit. Two figures stand below, aiming spears and blowguns at the creature

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A vibrant illustration depicts two  human figures on either side of a large yellow bird-like creature. The figure on the left holds a stick to the bird-like creature's eye, while the figure on the right holds a shape that may be the creature's tooth.

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Illustration of two figures offering to the sun while another figure sits underground amidst roots and insects.

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Illustration of a large figure standing over small figures trapped under logs, with a background of mountains and yellow light.

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Watercolor illustration of a red crab atop a brown figure emerging from a blue and yellow segmented mound, with legs on either side.

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Watercolor painting of two archers standing over a bound, recumbent figure with green markings, under a yellow sun.

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Illustration of two figures in yellow briefs flank a tree with entwined green snakes and two owls. One holds a club, the other an arrow.

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Illustration of two figures on cliffs peer into a fiery chasm with bats; more bats fly in a bright yellow sky.

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Illustration of two figures in yellow loincloths hold arrows, facing each other with a red four-pointed star between them.

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Illustration of two figures, Huh-Hunahpu and Vucub-Hunahpu, embracing in the House of Gloom under a snake archway.

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A watercolor painting of two identical figures shivering inside a house with a blue background.

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Watercolor painting of two figures with outstretched arms, two jaguars, and two red squares with bats.

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Watercolor painting of two identical figures with outstretched arms amidst flying bats, a crescent moon, and an owl.

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Watercolor illustration of two figures, Hun-Hunahpu and Vucub-Hunahpu, impaled by knives.

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Watercolor painting of two buried figures and a tree with heads and fruit in its branches, with text about Hun-Hunahpu.

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Watercolor illustration of a pregnant woman catching blood from a hanging head, beside a fruit tree.

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Illustration of pregnant woman wearing teal dress in water, doing splits, two owls on her arms, volcanoes erupting behind her.

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Watercolor of a tree with vaginal opening on trunk, red drops collected by a hand, two owls, yellow fruits, and green leaves.

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Illustration of eight robed figures surrounding a fiery heart with a figure inside, under the text

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Watercolor painting of a pregnant woman emerging from an energy burst, watched by an older figure, with three winged creatures.

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Watercolor painting of corn stalk with several more stalks of corn branching from it and wrapping around a hand.

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Watercolor illustration of a pregnant woman giving birth to two infants between thorny, fruit-bearing trees.

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Illustration of mythological figure stuck in thorny vines on a blue background, watercolor painting.

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Watercolor illustration of a figure covered in red spots and ants on an anthill under a blue sky.

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Illustration of two gray monkey figures with tails and yellow briefs swing from a pink tree with yellow fruit against a blue, speckled sky.

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Watercolor of a robed woman with a skull staff flanked by two expressive, monkey-like figures with coiling limbs on a blue background.

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Illustration of a yellow bird, green snake, striped frogs, and two men in yellow shorts against a speckled blue background.

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Watercolor painting of seven stylized green skeletons resembling reeds against a red-orange background.

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Watercolor painting of legs with mosquito bites, discolored yellow to red.

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Illustration of a figure in a blue robe holding a head, with skulls, a snake, and a volcano under a yellow sky.

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Illustration with owls, hands, star-shaped flowers, and ant-like creatures on tree trunks against a speckled blue background.

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Illustration of hands holding up vases filled with yellow star shaped flowers.

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Watercolor painting of two figures doing splits above fire, flanked by two leopards, with a blue, dotted background.

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Watercolor painting depicting a vampire bat, a screaming severed head, and a rising sun from water.

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Watercolor painting of a headless torso with a turtle head, a skull on the chest, and reptilian hands in a necklace.

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Illustration of two figures playing with a severed head, one with a turtle shell head, against a yellow and red dotted background.

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Watercolor illustration of a disembodied head with spiky dark hair and bone-like jewelry, held by hands, above a headless torso.

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Illustration of two identical figures standing on logs surrounded by vibrant flames, expressive faces, and outstretched hands.

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Watercolor of two men with skull staffs next to a burning structure, dismembered body parts below.

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Watercolor illustration of a figure with stitches, two blue houses, and two orange snarling dog-like creatures.

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Illustration of two figures that have been dismembered and their body parts form a pile over a blue background.

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Illustration of two puppet like figures with segmented bodies and spotted patterns stand against a orange background with volcanoes.

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Illustration of dismembered body parts on a blue background with red spots.

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Illustration of identical figures and serpents confront yellow-green people emerging from a dark pyramid under a starry sky.

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Abstract watercolor with blue and yellow figures, detached heads, and a split sun/moon background with red flowers.

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Illustration of four male figures emerging from large stalks with blue leaves.

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Illustration of eight heads with ponytails on a cosmic background, four emitting yellow light from mouths.

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Illustration of four female figures emerging from large stalks with blue leaves.

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Five blue, spotted figures in light blue loincloths with exaggerated features against a yellow and orange background.

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Watercolor painting of Camazotz, a vampiric figure with bat wings and crossbones, protecting a fire.

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Watercolor of six emaciated, splotchy figures; central figure with flames, others in contorted poses, against a blue background.

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Watercolor painting of a blue, spotted humanoid sacrificing two others with a bloody knife, holding a severed head.

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Illustration of four blue figures dancing around a giant snake that is coiled around a volcano.

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Watercolor of two figures holding smaller figures, surrounded by abstract faces, with a vine and leaves above.

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Illustration with vibrant colors of four figures and two jaguars worshiping a stylized sun.

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