Hero Twins in Other Native American Cultures
- Red Horn's Sons, part of the Siouan traditional legends of the deity Red Horn, have been shown to have some interesting analogies with the Maya Hero Twins mythic cycle by the scholar Robert L. Hall.
- The Navajo Hero Twins creation story is thought by some to have a prehistoric Mexican origin.
- In the DC Comics continuity, a pair of Guatemalan twins called "Más y Menos" are a pair of superheroes with super speed, who are both members of the Teen Titans. They seem to be based by Hunahpu and Xbalanque.
- A series consisting of 6 fantasy novels written by Michael Scott known as "The Secrets of The Immortal Nicholas Flamel" centers on twins named Sophie and Josh who discover a magical power within themselves that is born from them being 'The Hero Twins of Legend' or 'The Sun and Moon' Based on the various references of Maya mythology, it is safe to assume that the characters are based on the legend of Hunahpu and Xbalanque.
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