The four Bacabs support the Oxlahuntiku's celestial realm from below, standing at the cardinal directions to hold up the thirteen heavenly levels so they do not collapse onto the earth.
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.
Itzamna stands at the head of the Oxlahuntiku, ruling from the highest of the thirteen celestial levels as supreme sky deity and leader of the Thirteen Lords of Heaven.
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