Xibalba

Xibalba (Mayan pronunciation: [ʃiɓalˈɓa]), roughly translated as "place of fright",^[1] is the name of the underworld (in K'iche': Mitnal) in Maya mythology, ruled by the Maya death gods and their helpers. In 16th-century Verapaz, the entrance to Xibalba was traditionally held to be a cave in the vicinity of Cobán, Guatemala.^[2] Cave systems in nearby Belize have also been referred to as the entrance to Xibalba.^[3] In some Maya areas, the Milky Way is viewed as the road to Xibalba.^[4]^[5]^[6]

^ Hooker, Richard. "Native American Creation Stories". Washington State University. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017.
^ Patterson, Don (2007). Journey to Xibalba : A Life in Archaeology. Albuquerque: NM: University of New Mexico Press. p. 75. ISBN 9780826342928.
^ Walker, Amélie A. (June 2000). "My Trip to Xibalba and Back". Archaeological Institute of America.
^ Mizrach, Steve. "The Mayan Sacbe System Analyzed as an Information Web". Florida International University. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017.
^ Milbrath, Susan (1999). Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars (1st ed.). University of Texas Press. p. 98. ISBN 0292752253.
^ McLeod, Alexus (2016). Astronomy in the Ancient World: Early and Modern Views on Celestial Events. Springer. p. 29. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-23600-1. ISBN 978-3-319-23600-1.

[NACS-1] Hooker, Richard. "Native American Creation Stories". Washington State University. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017.

[2] Patterson, Don (2007). Journey to Xibalba : A Life in Archaeology. Albuquerque: NM: University of New Mexico Press. p. 75. ISBN 9780826342928.

[3] Walker, Amélie A. (June 2000). "My Trip to Xibalba and Back". Archaeological Institute of America.

[4] Mizrach, Steve. "The Mayan Sacbe System Analyzed as an Information Web". Florida International University. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017.

[5] Milbrath, Susan (1999). Star Gods of the Maya: Astronomy in Art, Folklore, and Calendars (1st ed.). University of Texas Press. p. 98. ISBN 0292752253.

[6] McLeod, Alexus (2016). Astronomy in the Ancient World: Early and Modern Views on Celestial Events. Springer. p. 29. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-23600-1. ISBN 978-3-319-23600-1.

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