House of Cold

Then the ball was dropped into play again, but the game was even. And when
they had finished playing ball, they planned together once more:

“At dawn again,” said the Xibalbans.

“Very well,” said the boys when they had finished.

AND so they now entered the House of Cold. The cold here was immeasurable.
The interior of the House of Cold was thick with hail.

But straightaway the boys caused the cold to dissipate. They did it in. They
ruined and destroyed the cold. Thus they did not die, but rather were alive when it
dawned again. The Xibalbans had wanted them to die there, but this was not to be.
Instead they were just fine when the dawn came.

So then their guardians came again to summon them.

“What is this? Haven’t they died?” asked the lords of Xibalba.

And again they marveled at the deeds of the boys, Hunahpu and Xbalanque.


- Popol Vuh