The Four Hundred Boys are a group of boy gods. When they try to trick Zipacna and kill him, they fail miserably: Zipacna ends up tricking and killing them. Hunahpu and Xbalanque avenge the boys' death and later, they ascend to the sky along with the twins to become the stars.
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The Four Hundred Boys Character Timeline in Popol Vuh
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Part Two
...shifts to Seven Macaw’s son Zipacna. One day, as he bathes on the shore, the Four Hundred Boys pass by dragging a log to build their hut. When Zipacna asks the boys what...
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After Zipacna leaves, the Four Hundred Boys speak amongst themselves. They decide that what Zipacna does is evil, and they should kill...
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The Four Hundred Boys throw another massive log down into the hole and then hide themselves. They reason that...
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On the day that the Four Hundred Boys ' drink is finished, the boys all get drunk and lie languidly throughout their hut....
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Hunahpu and Xbalanque are very sad to hear that their friends, the Four Hundred Boys , are dead. They decide that since Zipacna is greedy and spends every day eating...
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Part Three
...agrees. As the louse scuttles in fits and starts, it comes across a toad named Tamazul. When the louse tells Tamazul that it has a message for Hunahpu and Xbalanque, Tamazul...
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Rather than run like he promised he would, Tamazul hops leisurely in the direction of the ball court. Along the way, he meets a...
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...the falcon's eye, which heals it. The falcon promptly vomits up Zaquicaz, who then vomits Tamazul.
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When Hunahpu and Xbalanque ask Tamazul to tell them his message, he says that his message is in his stomach. He...
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...and Xbalanque ascend to the sky to become the sun and the moon, and the Four Hundred Boys climb up as well to become the stars.
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