Blood Moon Character Analysis in Popol Vuh

Blood Moon is Blood Gatherer's daughter, and the mother of Hunahpu and Xbalanque. She's overwhelmingly good, pure, and resourceful. When she hears that the calabash tree bore fruit after One Death and Seven Death placed One Hunahpu's head in the tree, she's extremely curious and goes to investigate. There, One Hunahpu spits in her palm and she conceives the twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque. After the owl messengers help her escape her father's wrath and leave Xibalba, Blood Moon convinces Xmucane that she's truly pregnant with Xmucane's grandchildren. She's able to do this because of her honest and true intentions.

Blood Moon Quotes in Popol Vuh

The Popol Vuh quotes below are all either spoken by Blood Moon or refer to Blood Moon. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

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After that, his son is like his saliva, his spittle, in his being, whether it be the son of a lord or the son of a craftsman, an orator. The father does not disappear, but goes on being fulfilled...

Related Characters: One Hunahpu (speaker), Seven Hunahpu, Blood Moon, Hunahpu, Xbalanque

Page Number and Citation: 99

Explanation and Analysis:

After spitting in Blood Moon's hand, the head of One Hunahpu tells her that by having children, a father can live on through them. He does this to explain that she is now pregnant with his children, the hero twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque. This monologue provides one of the reasons why the Popol Vuh and the Mayan people placed such emphasis on familial loyalty. A loyal child will remember their parents, thereby keeping their parents alive through memory. In this way, the narrative links having children to the Popol Vuh itself: the written text includes the names of lords going Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Oc

But Hunahpu and Xbalanque aren't turning red with anger; rather, they just let it go, even though they know their proper place, which they see as clear as day.

Related Characters: Blood Moon, Hunahpu, Xbalanque, One Monkey and One Artisan, Xmucane

Page Number and Citation: 105

Explanation and Analysis:

The narrator explains that One Monkey and One Artisan treated their younger brothers horribly: they didn't save them any food, and never showed them any affection. Hunahpu and Xbalanque took all of this abuse with a smile because they're aware that they're the true heroes of the story. This suggests that when someone knows they're heroic or have a great deal of power, it's possible to endure all manner of abuse—and doing that can become a trick of sorts. Because the twins never chafe against their poor treatment, eventually tricking One Monkey and One Artisan into becoming howler monkeys isn't Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus co

Blood Moon Character Timeline in Popol Vuh

The timeline below shows where the character Blood Moon appears in Popol Vuh. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...should pick the fruit or go close to the tree, but a young maiden named Blood Moon soon breaks this rule. Her father, Blood Gatherer, tells her about the tree, and Blood... (full context)

One Hunahpu's head asks Blood Moon to stretch out her hand where he can see it. Then he spits in her... (full context)

With this, Blood Moon becomes pregnant with the twins Hunahpu and Xbalanque. After six months, Blood Gatherer finally notices... (full context)

The owl messengers take Blood Moon by the hand and lead her away. Once they're well away, Blood Moon explains to... (full context)

Blood Moon tells the owl messengers that from now on, their home won't be in Xibalba, and... (full context)

...and sweet, and all the lords stand around smelling it. The owl messengers return to Blood Moon and send her out of Xibalba through a hole in the earth, and the smoking... (full context)

Blood Moon goes to Xmucane for help. She explains that she's Xmucane's daughter-in-law and is pregnant with... (full context)

Xmucane shouts that she doesn't want Blood Moon , that Blood Moon's babies are bastards, and that One Hunahpu and Seven Hunahpu are... (full context)

When Blood Moon returns to Xmucane's hut, animals carry her full net for her. Xmucane is livid that... (full context)

Not long after, Blood Moon gives birth very suddenly to Hunahpu and Xbalanque while she's in the mountains. When she... (full context)

...Hunahpu and Xbalanque can begin their process of becoming truly great. They start by assuring Blood Moon and Xmucane that they'll take over the gardening duties. They pick up their tools and... (full context)

Xbalanque and Hunahpu ask Blood Moon to go help Xmucane since she's taking so long, and as soon as she's gone,... (full context)

Blood Moon Character Analysis

Blood Moon Quotes in Popol Vuh

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Blood Moon Character Timeline in Popol Vuh