It’s astonishing how developed cultures can have so much in common, even if they never meet each other. Sometimes, we hear of similarities between peoples that lived in varied places at different moments. While many people have heard of the creation story in the Old Testament, few are familiar with a story in the Ketchan Popol Vuh that is alike. For example, they both privilege man as the final, most complex creation of the gods. However, the nature of the deities is different in both stories. Thus, even though both stories belong to different cultures that lived very Continue reading...
