Greek And Mayan Culture Similarities

Mayan and Greek cultures have many cultural similarities and differences. The Mayan culture developed much earlier than greek culture. The mayan culture developed so early in fact it is considered one of the first cultures ever developed. The mayan culture is a religion with many deities that places importance on nature. Even though mayan culture developed with no contact with greek culture, they share many similarities.

The Mayan civilization’s creation mythology is a very captivating story of how the earth was created from nothing. The gods Tepeu the maker and Gucumatz the feather spirit created the earth from darkness(Mayan Creation). The mayan gods planted a green ceiba tree. The tree’s root reaches to the 9 layers of hell and the branches