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Maya (pronounced MY-uh) mythology (traditional, often imaginary stories dealing with ancestors, heroes, or supernatural beings, and usually making an attempt to explain a belief, practice, or natural phenomenon) features two brothers, Hun Batz and Hun Chuen, who angered the Hero Twins long ago and were transformed into monkeys. These brothers came to be known as the "monkey scribes,"...
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