Xquic

Xquic

Xquic is a mythological figure in the myth of the Hero Twins known from the stelae of Izapa, Mexico and the 16th century Kʼicheʼ manuscript Popol Vuh. She was a maiden and the daughter of one of the lords of Xibalba, who became pregnant by the god Hun Hunahpu while being a virgin and became the mother goddess of the Hero Twins, Hunahpu and Xbalanque. The myth of Ixquic and the Twin Gods originated at the ancient site of Izapa in Mexico dating back to the Preclassic period of Mesoamerica, her earliest representation is found on the stela 10 from Izapa, which contains a complex mythological scene depicting Ixquic after giving birth to the twins Hunahpú and Ixbalanqué, who appear at her side and under the tree into which the head of Hun-Hunahpú was transformed after being severed.

Pantheon: Maya Culture: Maya Civilization: Maya civilization Period: 2000 BCE – 1500 CE

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