The Maya mythology refers to the extensive political beliefs of the Mayan civilization pre-Colombina. Mesoamerican culture that followed the traditions of their religion is 3000 years until the ninth century, and even some of these traditions are still counted as stories invented by the modern Maya.

Only three complete Mayan texts survived through the years. Most were burned by the Spaniards during their invasion of America. Therefore, knowledge of Maya mythology available at present is very limited.

* The Popol Vuh (or Book of Council of Indian Quiché) reports the creation myths of the earth, the adventures of twin gods, and the creation of man.
* The books of "Chile Balam" also contains information on Mayan mythology, usually describe the traditions of this culture.
* The chronicles of Chacxulubchen is another important text for understanding the Mayan mythology.

The story of the creation of the Quiché Maya is the Popol Vuh. This describes the creation of the world from scratch by the will of the pantheon of Mayan gods. Man was created from mud without much success, then the man is created from wood with results also infrutuosos, after two failures of the man is created in a third attempt, this time from the corn and if you assign tasks that praised the gods: Herrero, gems cutter, cutter of stones, etc.. Some believe that the Mayans did not appreciate the art itself, but all his works were for exaltation of the gods.

After the story of creation, the Popol Vuh describes the adventures of legendary heroes twins, Hunahpú and Ixbalanqué, which consisted of defeating the Lords of Xibalbá, the world terrenal. These are two focal points of Mayan mythology and the kid were represented in Maya art.

In Mayan mythology, Tepeu and Gucumatz (Quetzalcoatl of the Aztecs) are listed as farmers, manufacturers, and the ancestors. They were two of the first beings to exist and is said to have been so wise as well. Huracan, or the 'heart of heaven', and there it also gives less impersonation. He acts more like a storm, of which he is the god.

Tepeu and Gucumatz carry out a conference and decided that, to preserve their heritage, to create a race of beings who can love them. Huracan makes the process of creation while Tepeu and Gucumatz drive the process. The Earth is created, along with the animals. Man is created first in the mud but discards. Call to other gods and find the man from the wood, but this has no soul. Finally the man is created from maize by a larger amount of gods and their work is complete.

The mythology of the Maya has the following pantheon.

The first three creator gods

They made the first attempt of the creation of man from the mud, however soon saw that their efforts result in failure, as their creations are not maintained as the material is soft.

    1. Gucumatz: In Mayan mythology, Gucumatz is the god of storms. I think living by the water and teaching men to produce fire. It is also known by: Gucamatz, or Cuculcán Kukulkan.
    2. Huracan: In Mayan language, Huracan means the only one leg, "god of wind, storm and fire. It was also one of the thirteen gods creators who helped construct humanity during the third attempt. Also caused the Great Flood after the first men to the gods angry. Supposedly lived in torrential mist on the water and repeated "earth" until the land emerged from the oceans. Alternative Names: Hurakan, Huracan, Tohil, Bolon Tzacab and Kauil.
    3. Tepeu: In Mayan mythology was god of the sky gods and one of the three designers who participated attempts to create humanity.

The seven seconds Creator God

These gods that made the second attempt to find the man from the wood, but this has no soul

    1. Alomar
    2. Bitola - God of heaven. Between the Creator God was giving way to things. Attended the last two attempts at creating humanity.
    3. Gucamatz
    4. Huracan
    5. Qaholom
    6. Tepeu
    7. Tzacol

If you can find references to Bacabs written in the sixteenth century historian Diego de Landa and the stories collected in Chile Balam Mayan. At some point, the brothers were related with the figure of Chac, the Mayan god of rain. In Yucatán, Chan Kom refers to the four pillars of the sky as the four Chacs. Also if you think you were jaguar gods, and are related to beekeeping. Like many other gods, the Bacabs were important in ceremonies adivinamiento and if they did you ask about the grain, the climate and the health of bees.

Xibalbá is dangerous inframundo inhabited by evil lords of Mayan mythology. If that was the way to this land was infested with dangers, it was steep, thorny and forbidden to outsiders. This place was ruled by demonic Vucub you-came-and Hun Came. The inhabitants of thirteen Xibalbá were:

    1. Hun-Came
    2. Vucub-came
    3. Xiquiripat
    4. Chuchumaquic
    5. Ahalpuh
    6. Ahalcaná
    7. Chamiabac
    8. Chamiaholom
    9. Quicxic
   10. Patan
   11. Quicré
   12. Quicrixcac
   13. Kinich-ahau