Montejo, Victor

The main source for Mayan myth and folklore.

A retelling of a traditional Spanish folktale, in which a jealous Maya king who can control the forces of nature orders a poverty-stricken prince to perform several impossible tasks or suffer punishment, unaware that the prince has an ally in his beautiful daughter, White Flower, who also holds power over the natural world.

A retelling of a traditional folktale, in which a jealous Maya king who can control the forces of nature orders a poverty-stricken prince to perform several impossible tasks or suffer punishment, unaware that the prince has an ally in his beautiful daughter, White Flower, who also holds power over the natural world.

A retelling of the Sacred Book of the Maya, providing an account of how the world was created; telling of the mythic creatures who battled against the Underworld Lords of Xib'alb'a; describing the creation of man from corn; and listing the line of K'iche' kings up to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.