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Keith Long's avatar

Love a good myth, and this is a good one.

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J. Curtis's avatar

Same. Thanks for reading along Keith!

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K.C. Knouse's avatar

An interesting tale and what do the twins signify? Good and evil?

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J. Curtis's avatar

I really love the imagery implied but not exactly spoken in the Popol Vuh. As for the twins, I suppose it depends on who you ask.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Wow! What a story, J. Is it based on Mayan mythology? Or was it purely your imagination? Either way, superb!

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J. Curtis's avatar

Thanks Sharron! It’s from the Popol Vuh, enhanced and turned just so.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Wonderful. I did not know of this recorded text. It is so curious to me that cultures world wide have many of the same myths.. from Central America to Mesopotamia to Finland to Nepal... One has to wonder about a one common origin?

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J. Curtis's avatar

For sure! Like some Johnny Appleseed went around planting those myths!

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Well… okay. Sure! I like the Johnny Appleseed metaphor. I was thinking more of other-world visitors who spread their influence around the planet.

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J. Curtis's avatar

Well, that might be it’s human form. They—eschewing genders, of course–wouldn’t want to scare the locals with their otherworldly body.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Right on.

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Lyndsey Resnick's avatar

I am enjoying this story so much, J.

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J. Curtis's avatar

Thank you Lyndsey!

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