The Popol Vuh: The Ancient Book That Says Humanity Was Created THREE Times? History for Sleep

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What if humanity had been created not once, but three times… and
almost erased forever?





In this Sleepy Time Mystery episode, we drift into the ancient
world of the Popol Vuh, the sacred K’iche’ Maya book that tells
of gods, failed creations of mud and wood, and the final birth of
humans made of maize. This is calming history for sleep, wrapped
in myth, mystery, and gentle narration.





Follow the Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque, as they descend
into Xibalba, the Maya underworld, outwit the lords of death, and
set the stage for the dawn of the “people of corn.” Along the
way, you’ll hear of talking animals, rebellious tools, cosmic
floods, and the strange echo of a failed humanity turned into
monkeys.





If you love mythology, ancient history, bedtime stories, and
relaxing documentaries, this soothing deep dive into the Popol
Vuh and Maya cosmology is for you. Let the legends of the Maya
guide you to sleep while you learn.





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Sources:


- Popol Vuh: The Definitive Edition of the Mayan Book of the Dawn
of Life and the Glories of Gods and Kings — translated by Dennis
Tedlock


- Popol Vuh: The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life — translated by
Allen J. Christenson


- The Popol Vuh and the Book of Chilam Balam: The Mythology of
the Mayas — translated/edited by Adrián Recinos


- The Lords of the Underworld: Masterpieces of Classic Maya
Ceramics — Justin Kerr (with contributions by Michael D. Coe and
others)


- The Mythology of the Maya — Eric S. Thompson


- The Book of the Dead: The Hieroglyphic Maya Codex —
translated/edited by Mercedes de la Garza (ed.) and colleagues
(standard scholarly edition used in Maya underworld/cosmology
studies)





00:00 Intro


04:40 Discovering the Popol Vuh - History, Manuscript, and
Ximénez


10:16 The Primordial Void - Before Time and the Gods


18:43 Heart of Sky and Heart of Earth - The Divine Council


29:27 The First Creation - Earth, Mountains, and Animals


38:34 The Animals' Failure to Speak - The First Setback


50:14 The Second Creation - Man of Mud


1:02:44 The Mud People Dissolve - Another Failure


1:17:01 The Wood People - The Third Creation Begins


1:26:38 Life Without Soul - The Wood People's Empty World


1:34:17 Rebellion of Tools and Animals Against Wood People


1:40:52 The Flood and the Fall of the Wood People


1:48:58 Monkeys - Echoes of a Failed Humanity


1:56:32 Xibalba - Entering the Maya Underworld


2:03:20 One Hunahpu and Seven Hunahpu - The Fatal Ballgame


2:10:01 Xquic and the Virgin Conception in the Underworld


2:18:35 The Hero Twins - Hunahpu and Xbalanque Rise


2:25:04 Trials in Xibalba - Outwitting the Lords of Death


2:32:18 Victory, Resurrection, and the Dawn of the Maize People


2:40:23 Conclusion





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