The Books of Chilam Balam describe the Bolontiku rising from the underworld to overthrow the Oxlahuntiku at the end of each world age, seizing their insignia and shattering cosmic order before a new creation begins.
The Bolontiku, the Nine Lords of the Night, each preside over one of the nine levels of Xibalba, governing the Maya underworld in a layered hierarchy that mirrors the thirteen heavens above.
The Bolontiku, the nine lords presiding over the levels of Xibalba, include Ah-Puch as ruler of the deepest level Mitnal, Cizin as lord of fire and decay, and the Jaguar God of the Underworld as the nocturnal sun.
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