Mayan kiche creation story and Elohim create humanity, untold origins of humanity part 4

Book 1 of the Popol Vuh is the creation story of the K’iche’ Maya people, detailing the origins of the world, humanity, and the gods. The narrative is divided into several key sections:

1. The Creation of the World: The story begins with a description of a primordial void, a world shrouded in darkness, where nothing existed except the sky and the sea. The gods, including the Heart of Sky (Huracán), Tepeu, and Gucumatz (Quetzalcoatl), decide to create the earth. They speak the world into existence, summoning mountains, valleys, and trees into being.
2. Creation Attempts: The gods attempt to create beings who can worship them. Their first creation, animals, cannot speak or praise the gods, so they are assigned to the forests. The gods then create beings from mud, but these beings dissolve and fail to hold form. Their next attempt involves wooden people, but these beings lack souls, memory, and gratitude; they ultimately anger the gods, leading to their destruction by a great flood and other calamities.
3. The Creation of Humans: The gods finally succeed in creating humans from maize dough, a substance sacred to the Maya. These first humans, known as the Hero Twins, are wise and capable of praising the gods. They are made with great care and reverence, symbolizing the deep connection between maize and the Maya people.

The book concludes with the gods limiting human understanding, making the first humans mortal and less powerful than the gods themselves. This creation narrative sets the stage for the cultural and religious context of the Maya civilization, emphasizing the central role of maize in their society and the importance of reverence towards the divine.