The Hero Twins descended to Xibalba to avenge their father, outwitted the Lords of Xibalba through every trial, and ultimately destroyed Hun Came and Vucub Came through feigned resurrection magic.
The Lords of Xibalba command the Owl Messengers of Xibalba as their agents, dispatching them to the surface world to deliver summonses and carry out executions, as told in the Popol Vuh.
The Lords of Xibalba, led by Hun Came and Vucub Came, ruled the underworld from their council house, commanding twelve death lords who wielded disease, fear, and suffering against all who entered their domain.
The ten subordinate Lords of Xibalba served beneath the supreme rulers Hun Came and Vucub Came, each pair administering a specific form of death and disease within the underworld as described in the Popol Vuh.
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