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

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