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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 by the sons of Blood Moon, who were conceived when a gourd spat on their mother’s hand. (10[1])A river of scorpions (10[1])and (10[1])a river of pus can be found in these people’s underworld, (10[1])Xibalba (10[2]-5[1])(“shee-ball-BAH”). Two (10[1])figures in these people’s mythology avenge the death of their father by beating the Lords of Death at a ball game; those figures are the Hero Twins, Hunahpu (10[1])(“hoo-nah-POO”) and Xbalanque (“sh’bah-lon-KAY”). For (10[1])10 points, the Popol Vuh details the mythology of what Mesoamerican people from the Yucatán? ■END■

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