Vucub Caquix’s Family Tree

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Family

• Chimalmat(spouse),Cabrakan(child),Zipacna(child)— Marriage

  Vucub-Caquix and Chimalmat parented Zipacna the mountain-maker and Cabrakan the earthquake-shaker. This family of cosmic giants threatened creation's order in the Popol Vuh until the Hero Twins defeated them.

Enemy of

• The Hero Twins

  The Hero Twins confronted Vucub-Caquix, the arrogant false sun who claimed to be both sun and moon, shooting him from a tree with their blowguns and ultimately stripping him of his jeweled eyes and teeth with the help of the grandparent deities Xpiyacoc and Xmucane.

Slain by

• The Hero Twins

  The Hero Twins shot Vucub-Caquix from a tree with their blowguns, shattering his jaw, then enlisted Xpiyacoc and Xmucane to pose as healers who extracted the false sun's jeweled eyes and teeth, leaving him to perish stripped of his glory.

Associated with

• Yax Che

  In Classic Maya art and the Popol Vuh, Vucub-Caquix perched atop Yax Che as the Principal Bird Deity, claiming the world tree's summit as his throne. The Hero Twins shot him down from this perch with their blowguns.