Popol Vuh coverChapter 5
Chapter 5

Part Two

Hunahpu And Xbalanque In The House Of The Grandmother

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Now we shall tell of the birth of Hunahpii and Xbalanque. Here, then, we shall tell about their birth.
When the day of their birth arrived, the girl named Xquic gave birth; but the grandmother did not see them when they were born. Instantly the two boys called Hunahpii and Xbalanque were born. There in the woods they were born.