In the myths of the Maya Indians, deities were given a dominant place. Mythic stories tell of four gods standing in the four corners of the universe. The universe consists of heavens and underground worlds.
A Ceiba tree grows in the center of the universe. According to the myths, people lived at the level of the trunk, and after death their souls went to the underworld or ascended to heaven, where the divine bird met them.
The myths of another Mayan tribe say about God in the form of a tree as the creator of the world, the fruit of which broke and split, thereby giving rise to life for all that exists.
The myths about the origin of people have many versions, according to one of which there were several attempts to create a person from different materials: wax, honey, clay, wood and corn.

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