One of the most famous of all creation stories is that found within the Book of Genesis, where the Judaeo-Christian god is said to have created the world in six days. Prior to the coming of Christianity to Mesoamerica, its peoples also had their own creation myths, the most significant that we know of today being the Popol Vuh.

We share the tale of an ancient Maya myth in which the hero twins Xbalanque and Hunahpu defeat a vain bird demon.