In Mayan mythology, a story is told in the Popul Vuh about twin brothers Hunbatz (one monkey) and Hunchouén (one artisan):
By nature these two sons were very wise, and great was their wisdom; on earth they were soothsayers of good disposition and good habits. All the arts were taught to Hunbatz and Hunchouén, the sons of Hun-Hunahpú and Xbaquiyalo. They were flautists, singers, shooters with blowguns, painters, sculptors, jewelers, silversmiths; these were Hunbatz and Hunchouén.
Eventually, Hunbatz and Hunchouén are lured up into a tree and changed into monkeys by their illegitimate stepbrothers Hunahpú and Xbalanqué—the Hero Twins. Hunbatz and Hunchouén are revered by the Mayans as the patrons of the arts.
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