The Hero Twins sent Xan the mosquito ahead to bite each Lord of Xibalba in turn, and when the insect stung Hun Came and Vucub Came the supreme death lords cried out, prompting their subordinates to speak their names — intelligence that gave the twins the advantage their father had lacked.
Xan served the collective mission of the Hero Twins, whose descent into Xibalba to defeat the death lords depended on the intelligence the mosquito gathered about their adversaries' identities.
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