According to the Maya, the Hero Brothers Hunahpú and Xbalanqué descended into the dark halls of Xibalba. After their victory, they were elevated to heavenly bodies: one shone like the sun, the other like the moon. This work depicts that moment of cosmic transformation: ruins in white rock, a fiery orb on the horizon, and a world balancing between night and eternity.
"Thus Hunahpú and Xbalanqué were glorified, and their radiance will continue until the end of creation." - Popol Vuh
Created by Morpheus with support from AI.
Sing to us, ancient voices, of stories that do not fade.
Of Gilgamesh who sought to escape death, of Icarus who flew too high,
of the tower that reached for heaven and the gate that led to the underworld.
Show how words turn into light, how temples and..
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