In the beginning, the gods apparently had an undo button.

And angry tortilla griddles that took out the first humans. Today, it's the beginning of the beginning in the Popol Vuh. We'll meet a macaw who thinks he's the son, a metal band lineup of underworld beings, and see the birth of the hero twins, who are destined to go up against the batman*

*not that batman

The creature is the Snallygaster, the answer to the age-old question of what happens when a Cthulhu bird gets drunk?

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Links!

An excellent translation of the Popol Vuh: https://myths.link/popolvuh

Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership

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320A-Popol Vuh: Origin Story