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Xibalba
In the Mayan religion , Xibalba is the name of the underworld led by the gods of death and disease. The word Xibalba means "place of fear" or "place of ghosts" . Xibalba is described in the Popol Vuh as a place beneath the surface of the Earth. The Popol Vuh also describes the road to Xibalba (which was considered by the Maya as the dark part of the Milky Way ) and its golf ball game. Xibalba was visited by the hero twins Hunahpu and Ixbalanqu.
References
- Richard Hooker, Native American Creations Stories , Washington State University
- Amelia A. Walker (July 2000) My trip to Xibalba and Back , Archaeological Institute of America
- Steve Mizrach, The Mayan Sacbe Analyzed as an Information System Web , Florida International University
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