1. The Mayan and Human Sacrifice
The tale begins with two brothers 1 Hunahpu and 7 Hunahpu who are engaged in a ball game in Guatemala. ... A daughter of an underworld lord soon passes by a tree where the brother's heads hang and as she walks by one of the heads spits into her hand. ... Upon this victory the brothers ascended from the underworld to take the place of the sun and the moon. ... Heaven was considered a place of rest, while hell was a place of suffering similar to the journey of the two hero twins. ... After suffering, the twins were eventually reborn into the sun and the moon. ...
- Word Count: 1497
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School