Hun Hunahpu - Mesoamerican Pantheon Deity

The Dying and Rising Maize God

Hun Hunahpu (One Hunahpu) is the maize god whose death, burial, and resurrection mirrors the agricultural cycle. His story forms the background for the Hero Twins' adventures in the Popol Vuh.

The First Ballgame

Hun Hunahpu and his brother Vucub Hunahpu were skilled ballplayers whose playing disturbed the lords of Xibalba. After failing the tests of Xibalba, both were sacrificed.

The Calabash Tree

Hun Hunahpu's head was placed in a calabash tree. The skull impregnated the maiden Xquic with the Hero Twins.

Resurrection by the Hero Twins

Years later, the Hero Twins defeated the death lords and resurrected Hun Hunahpu, who rose from the earth as the maize plant sprouts.

The Dying and Rising Maize God

The First Ballgame

Hun Hunahpu and his brother Vucub Hunahpu were skilled ballplayers whose playing disturbed the lords of Xibalba. After failing the tests of Xibalba, both were sacrificed.

The Calabash Tree

Hun Hunahpu's head was placed in a calabash tree. The skull impregnated the maiden Xquic with the Hero Twins.

Resurrection by the Hero Twins

Years later, the Hero Twins defeated the death lords and resurrected Hun Hunahpu, who rose from the earth as the maize plant sprouts.