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Mesoamerica

From the K’iche’ Maya, whose Popol Vuh holds both the creation cycle and the Hero Twins, to the Zapotec Cloud People and the codices of the Mexica (Nahua).

Zapotec — Cloud People

The Be'ena' Za'a, the Cloud People of Monte Albán. The 260-day round of destinies; ancestors returning as cloud and rain.

Shares the Cyclical shape.

Mexica (Nahua) — Codex (Amoxtli)

The Mexica (Nahua) painted books. Story set down in glyph, colour and the calendar's cycles.

Shares the Cyclical shape.

K'iche' Maya — Creation Cycle

The K'iche' Maya of the Popol Vuh. Creation through attempt after attempt, unmaking and renewal.

Shares the Cyclical shape.

K'iche' Maya — Popol Vuh Hero Twins

The K'iche' Maya Hero Twins. Trials through Xibalba toward the dawn of the world.

Shares the Multi-Trial shape.