Popol Vuh

The Popol Vuh was the story of the Mayan creation. I was very excited to read how this culture believed it began. I am a Christian myself, so it was very interesting and relatable to view a different take on the creation story. While reading it i felt it closely resembled the Bible's version in many ways. However, I learned in class that this similarity was due to the translating done by a christian priest. I  was not converted to the Mayan religion but I was intrigued by the story in many ways.The story had excitement, fighting between gods,and even mistakes made by the gods that made me, as a reader, want to continue reading the story. After reading the Popol Vuh, I was actually sad that all the Mayan books were destroyed and that reading more Mayan stories was not an option. However, It was nice to at least read the story behind the origins of this ancient culture.