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Quotation from The Popol Vuh (Lewis Spence's account) by Anonymous (K'iche' Maya); Lewis Spence
“These men were too perfect. They knew overmuch.”
The Popol Vuh (Lewis Spence's account), The Third Book, trans. Lewis Spence
In Spence's account, Hurakan resolves to limit the sight and knowledge of the maize people so that they will not be as gods.
Citation: "These men were too perfect. They knew overmuch." — Anonymous (K'iche' Maya); Lewis Spence, The Popol Vuh (Lewis Spence's account), The Third Book, trans. Lewis Spence. (id popol-vuh-q8)
Portrait: First page of the Popol Vuh in Francisco Ximénez's manuscript, Francisco Ximénez, Public domain.
