Xibalba
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Xibalba, roughly translated as "place of fright", is the Kʼicheʼ name of the Underworld in Maya mythology, ruled by the Maya death gods and their helpers. In 16th-century Verapaz, the entrance to Xiba
Vessel depicting the action of aggressive wayob and sacrificers
Noblewoman entangled by K'awiil's serpent leg
Maya death gods
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The Maya death gods known by a variety of names, are two basic types of death gods who are respectively represented by the 16th-century Yucatec deities Hunhau and Uacmitun Ahau mentioned by Spanish Bi
Xibalba
…roughly translated as "place of fright", is the Kʼicheʼ name of the Underworld (known as Mitnal in Yucatec) in Maya mythology, ruled by the Maya death gods and their helpers. In 16th-century Verapaz, the entrance to Xibalba was traditionally held to be a cave in the vicinity of Cobán, Guatemala. Cave systems…
God A way as a hunter, Classic period
God A in the lunar eclipse tables of the Dresden Codex
Maize God and Itzamná