MYTHOLOGY (noun.)
1. a collection of myths, especially one belonging to a particular religious or cultural tradition.
2. the study of myths
─ IN WHICH THE ADMINS GIVE YOU INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE MANY BELIEFS OF MULTIPLE MMYTHOLOGIES
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XIBALBA
In Aztec (and Mayan) culture, Xibalba [zee-bal-ba] is known to be the Underworld of Mythology. Xibalba roughly translates to "place of fear" or "place of fright" due to the fact that it caused a large amount of fear to be sent through the bodies of the Aztecs (and the Mayans).
Xibalba was not a place that could be avoided, people rarely escaped Xibalba unless they died in different circumstances that would take them to Tamoanchán (though people would still have to cross through Xibalba to make it there; see Tamoanchán for more details). Contrary to the belief system of most religions and mythologies, a person could not avoid Xibalba by being a 'good person'.
Xibalba was a place that had its own landscape, monsters, and gods. There are many myths that take place within the land of Xibalba, such as The Hero Twins (chapter coming soon!).
Xibalba contained many things such as trials and tricks for those who entered the land; for example, the roads there would contain things such as a rivers filled with scorpions, blood, and pus. Upon passing these many trials, tests, and challenges inhabitants of Xibalba would find the council of the Lords. There were realistic mannequins placed near the seats of the Lords to confuse those who came close.
The Lords of Xibalba were often given domain over human suffering, they were able to cause sickness, starvation, fear, destituimos, pain, and even death; they would humiliate the people who traveled through Xibalba before putting them through a horrifying test and they often worked in pairs.
— LORDS OF XIBALBA Hun-Came [One Death] Vucub-Came [Seven Death]
Ahalpuh [Pus Demon] and Ahalgana [Jaundice Demon] — cause people's bodies to swell up
Chamiabac [Bone Staff] and Chamiaholom [Skull Staff] — turn dead bodies into skeletons
Ahalmez [Sweepings Demon] and Ahaltocob [Stabbing Demon] — hide in the unswept areas of people's houses and stab them to death
Xic [Wing] and Patan [Packstrap] — cause people to die coughing up blood while out walking on a road
When the Lords would send a visitor through a house of nightmares, they were sent to one of six. The purpose of these tests was to either kill or humiliate people placed into them if they could not beat theses tests
— THE SIX DEADLY HOUSES Dark House — a house that was completely dark inside
Rattling House or Cold House — full of bone-chilling cold and rattling hail
Jaguar House — filled with hungry jaguars
Bat House — filled with dangerous shrieking bats
Razor House — filled with blades and razors that moved about of their own accord
Popol Vuh (the sixth test) Hot House — filled with fires and heat
The downfall of Xibalba occurred when the Hero Twins managed to outsmart the gods, the status of Xibalba and its Lords remains unknown...though it seems to have continued to be the dark, dreadful place known as the underworld.
