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In one myth of these people, two women who become the first sex workers are sent to defeat three gods disguised as young boys while they are bathing in a river. In these people’s mythology, a crab-loving demon is killed (10[1])by the sons of Blood Moon, who were conceived (10[1])when a gourd spat on their mother’s hand. (10[3]-5[1])A river of (10[1])scorpions (10[2])and (10[1])a river (10[1])of (10[1])pus (10[3]-5[3])can be found (10[2])in (10[1])these people’s underworld, (10[4])Xibalba (10[18]-5[4])(“shee-ball-BAH”). Two (10[6])figures (10[6]-5[3])in (10[1]-5[1])these (10[4])people’s (-5[1])mythology (10[3])avenge (10[1])the (-5[1])death (-5[1])of their father (10[2]-5[1])by beating the (10[1])Lords (-5[1])of Death (-5[1])at a ball (10[1])game; (10[2])those (10[1])figures (10[2]-5[1])are (10[1])the Hero Twins, Hunahpu (10[3]-5[2])(“hoo-nah-POO”) and (10[2])Xbalanque (10[1])(“sh’bah-lon-KAY”). For (10[1])10 points, the Popol Vuh details the mythology (10[1])of what Mesoamerican people (10[1])from the Yucatán? (10[6])■END■ (10[16]0[5])

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