Tohil is the god given to Jaguar Quitze's family after the first humans are created. He is the only god able to make fire at first, and he tricks the tribes without fire into agreeing that they will allow Tohil to kill them when they ask how they can earn fire. When the first dawn arrives, Tohil turns to stone.
Tohil Quotes in Popol Vuh
The Popol Vuh quotes below are all either spoken by Tohil or refer to Tohil. 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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"It's just a coyote crying out," and "Just a fox."
"Just a puma. Just a jaguar."
In the minds of all the tribes, it was as if humans weren't involved. They did it just as a way of decoying the tribes; that was what their hearts desired.
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Tohil Quotes in Popol Vuh
The Popol Vuh quotes below are all either spoken by Tohil or refer to Tohil. 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:
).
Part Four
Quotes
"It's just a coyote crying out," and "Just a fox."
"Just a puma. Just a jaguar."
In the minds of all the tribes, it was as if humans weren't involved. They did it just as a way of decoying the tribes; that was what their hearts desired.
Related Characters:
Related Themes:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
