Tulan Zuyva and Chicomoztoc share the Mesoamerican 'seven caves' origin-place tradition, both describing the cavernous place of emergence from which ancestral peoples departed to found their civilizations.
⚠ Whether these represent a single transmitted concept or independent developments of a common Mesoamerican motif is debated. López Austin and López Luján argue for a shared Mesoamerican origin tradition.
At Tulan Zuyva, the place of seven caves, Awilix was distributed to the K'iche' ancestors alongside Tohil and Jacawitz, the three patron deities received before the long migration eastward to the highlands.
Balam-Quitze received his patron deity Tohil at Tulan Zuyva and led the Kaweq lineage's departure. His acceptance of the fire covenant there established the foundational rite of K'iche' civilization.
At Tulan Zuyva, the place of seven caves, Jacawitz was distributed to the Ahaw K'iche' ancestors alongside Tohil and Awilix, the three patron deities received before the long migration eastward to the highlands.
The Four Progenitors departed from Tulan Zuyva in the Popol Vuh, beginning the migration that would lead them to the Guatemalan highlands where they founded the K'iche' nation.
At Tulan Zuyva, the place of seven caves, Tohil was distributed to the K'iche' ancestors alongside Awilix and Jacawitz, the three patron deities received before the long migration eastward to the highlands.
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