The Mayan civilization bloomed in the Mesoamerica area from 300 BC until the Spanish arrived in the 1500s. Elements of Mayan myth are similar to those of other civilizations. Here are some of their views of the gods and their relationship with humans.
post and lintel roofs. In the case of the common Maya houses, wooden poles, adobe, and thatch were the primary materials; however, instances of what appear to be common houses of limestone have been discovered as well. Also notable throughout Mayan architecture is the false arch, whose limi...
According to thecreation mythof Mayan religion, the gods created the humans on earth but the humans had powers similar to gods. The gods then became afraid of their creation and destroyed them to create a new race of humans with limited powers. ...
The Long Count calendar and Popol Vuh Creation Mythology work together to describe the future astronomical alignment. Furthermore, scholars believe that Izapa, an early-Maya cultural center near the Guatemalan border in Mexico, is where both the Long Count calendar and the Popol Vuh myth originate...
These are supposed to correspond to the Mayan or Aztec myth of five (or four) ages. A key number here is the number of days in 3740 years (using 365.25 days per year): 1366035. This number is "close" to a number in the Dresden Codex, written in Long Count notation as 9.9.16.0.0...