Camazotz, a hero uses his own head as equipment in this activity; with his brother, he is then able to defeat One-Death and Seven-Death, the Lords of Xibalba ("shee-BAL-bah"), in it.
Objects used during this activity include so-called "yokes" to be worn at the hip, which are depicted on reliefs at Dainzú ("dah-een-SOO"). In one story, a man invited to take part in this activity has his head turned into a calabash after it is cut off and put into a tree. When challenged to an instance of this activity, some characters journey past rivers of pus and blood to meet the challenge. After being decapitated by the bat god Camazotz, a hero uses his own head as equipment in this activity; with his brother, he is then able to defeat One-Death and Seven-Death, the Lords of Xibalba ("shee-BAL-bah"), in it. Winners of this game would make an object representing the sun go through a stone ring and could be sacrificed to gods like Gukumatz. The Hero Twins played, for 10 points, what ritual sport of Mesoamerica?
Objects used during this activity include so-called "yokes" to be worn at the hip, which are depicted on reliefs at Dainzú ("dah-een-SOO").
the Mesoamerican ballgame [or pok-ta-pok, or ōllamaliztli, or tlachtli, or juego de pelota; prompt on sports; do not accept or prompt on extremely wrong answers like “soccer” or “baseball”] &lt;Mythology&gt;