Maya Hero Twins

Hunahpu and Ixbalanque, also known as the hero brothers or the divine twins, two main characters of the sacred book Popol Vuh of the Quiché - Maya in Guatemala.

Legend

Witnessed they were of HunHunahpú and Ixquic. Hunahpu and Ixbalanque defeat the Xibalba houses in the gloom, knives, cold, jaguars, fire and bats. After numerous adventures and a descent into the underworld and fight against the Lords of Death they are - after they defeated the gods of the underworld in a ball game - the sun and moon. At Chichen Itza a place of worship of these heroes brothers was found.