. An introduction to the study of the Maya hieroglyphs . Fig. 6. Yum Kaax,Lord of the Har-vest (note his nameglyph, below). MORLBY] INTEODUCTION TO STUDY OF MAYA HIEROGLYPHS 19. Fig. 7. Xaman Ek,the North Star God(Bote his nameglyph, helow). light and of darkness. On one side were arrayed the gods of plenty,peace, and life; on the other those of want, war, and destruction;and between these two there waged an unending strife for the controlof man. This struggle between the powers of light and darkness isgraphically portrayed in the picture-writings. Wherethe God of Life plants the tree. Death b
. An introduction to the study of the Maya hieroglyphs . Fig. 6. Yum Kaax,Lord of the Har-vest (note his nameglyph, below). MORLBY] INTEODUCTION TO STUDY OF MAYA HIEROGLYPHS 19. Fig. 7. Xaman Ek,the North Star God(Bote his nameglyph, helow). light and of darkness. On one side were arrayed the gods of plenty,peace, and life; on the other those of want, war, and destruction;and between these two there waged an unending strife for the controlof man. This struggle between the powers of light and darkness isgraphically portrayed in the picture-writings. Wherethe God of Life plants the tree. Death breaks it intwain (fig. 8); where the former offers food, the latterraises an empty vase symbolizing famine; where onebuilds, the other destroys. The contrast is complete,the conflict eternal. The Maya believed in the immortality of the souland in a spiritual life hereafter. As a man Uved in thisworld so he was rewarded in the next. The good andrighteous went to a heaven of material delights, aplace where rich foods never failed and pain and sor-row were unknown. The wicked were consigned to ahell called Mitnal, over which ruled the archdemonHunhau and his minions; and he
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