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Camazotz
Xibalba (The House of Bats)
Danger Level: 9/10
By Elizabeth Stein for Mythos Atlas. About the author. Editorial notes are grounded in the site's cited sources and can be challenged through the contact page.
Abilities
DecapitationNight VisionSwarm CommandDeath Dealing
Lore & Legend
The Death Bat, a monstrous bat deity from Maya mythology who inhabits Xibalba, the underworld. In the Popol Vuh, Camazotz decapitated the hero Hunahpu during the trials of the underworld. Associated with night, death, and sacrifice, this creature dwells in the House of Bats where he and his kind attack any who enter.