underworld Xibalba
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Xibalba is the fearsome underworld of Maya mythology, ruled by death gods and associated with trials, darkness, and the afterlife.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| underworld Xibalba canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
location in Maya mythology
ⓘ
mythological underworld ⓘ religious concept ⓘ |
| accessedBy |
caves
ⓘ
sinkholes (cenotes) ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Popol Vuh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
afterlife
ⓘ
darkness ⓘ death ⓘ disease ⓘ fear ⓘ suffering ⓘ trials ⓘ |
| cosmologicalPosition | underworld ⓘ |
| culture | Maya civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | fearsome underworld ⓘ |
| etymology | often glossed as "place of fright" ⓘ |
| function | destination of many human souls after death ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
House of Bats
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Blades NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Cold NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ House of Jaguars NERFINISHED ⓘ houses of trial ⓘ rivers of blood ⓘ rivers of pus ⓘ |
| hasInhabitants |
death gods
ⓘ
demons ⓘ spirits of the dead ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation | cave systems in Maya sacred geography ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
death and rebirth
ⓘ
ordeal ⓘ trickery and deception ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary Maya ritual concepts of the underworld ⓘ |
| languageContext | Kʼicheʼ Maya ⓘ |
| mythology | Maya mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | realm where heroes are tested ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
earthly realm
ⓘ
sky world ⓘ |
| region | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Maya religion ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Hun-Camé
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vucub-Camé NERFINISHED ⓘ death gods ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| visitedBy | Hunahpu and Xbalanque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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