TYPE: Creator God.
ORIGIN: Mayan - Yucatecand Quiche Classical Mesoamerican, Mexico
INFORMATION: According to the sacred text Popul Vuh, the son of Hun Hunapu and the twin brother of Ix Balan Ku. Tradition has it that like his father, he was decapitated in a historic struggle with the underworld gods and subsequently became the sun god, while his sibling is the apotheosis of the moon.