Hunahpu
In Maya mythology, Hunahpú (from the Quiché language: Junajpu 'a blowpipe' 'jun, one; aj- the one who uses or makes; pubꞌ blowpipe' ) is the twin brother of Ixbalanqué, son of the god Hun-Hunahpú and the young woman Ixquic. He is one of the twin gods of the Popol Vuh.
Biography
He ventured along with his brother to confront the Lords of Xibalbá equipped only with their blowguns. Hunahpú was killed by a Camazotz in the House of Bats and was later revived by his brother. Later the lords of Xibalba killed them in the ball game as they had previously done with their parents, however these young people managed to revive and finally defeated them.
When the lords of Xibalbá murdered Hun-Hunahpú and Vucub-Hunapú, they buried the head of the former, from which a white gourd tree sprouted and heads blossomed. Some time later, curious about the stories she hears about two brave ballplayers who were murdered in Xibalbá, Ixquic, a young virgin, goes to visit the Hun-Hunahpú tree, where she becomes pregnant by spitting on the said head. tree.
Hunbatz and Hunchouén were Hunahpú's older brothers on the father's side. When Ixquic arrived with Xbalanqué and Hunahpú, Hunbatz and Hunochouén, moved by envy, wished for the death of their two younger brothers and mistreated them at every opportunity that presented themselves; as punishment, Hunahpú and Xbalanqué turn them into monkeys.
Representations of the hero twins
In Mayan mythology there are various representations of the hero twins. Here are some of them:
