The summary provides a high-level overview of the story of the Hero Twins from Mayan mythology in 3 sentences: The story describes how the Hero Twins, born from the goddess Blood Moon after she was betrayed by her father, complete many challenges set by the Lords of Death and eventually defeat the Lords by tricking them into allowing the Twins to cut them up without reforming their bodies. The Twins then rise as the Sun and Moon and are honored in Mayan culture.

1. The Hero Twins The story of the “Hero Twins”, from the book The Well of Sacrifice by Chris Eboch in comic strip form.

10. This is the End of the Hero Twins’ story. The Twins rose as the Sun and Moon, both are honored.

11. The meaning of the Illustrations in the slides. Second Slide: This slide shows Seven Marksman’s skull hanging from a gourd tree. The Lords of Death hung it their as an example of what they will do to you if you disturb them. It also shows a pink girl named Blood Moon being betrayed by her father, who was a Lord, because she had become pregnant with the Hero Twins when Seven Marksman's skull spit on her hand. Third Slide: The picture represents Blood Moon traveling to the Middle World to give birth to the Hero Twins. Fourth Slide: The first picture represents the Hero Twins finding the old ball court and becoming champions at the game. The other picture shows the Twins completing many challenges the Lords gave that were supposed to kill them.

12. The meaning of the Illustrations in the slides. Continued Fifth Slide: This slide represents when the Lords challenge the Twins to a contest to jump over the flames of the fire. The Hero Twins jump into the flames. It also shows that the Lords of Death get rid of the Twins bones by making them into a pounder then throwing the pounder into the river. Sixth Slide: The first picture represents that they were reborn with head of a catfish, five days after they died. (Their heads were catfish for only one day.) The next picture represents the Hero Twins traveling around the world and performing acts and dance routines as wandering actors. Seventh Slide: This slide shows the Twins doing an act and them being invited to perform for the Lords of Death in the World of Death.

13. The meaning of the Illustrations in the slides. Continued Eighth Slide: This slide shows the Hero Twins cutting each other up and them putting the parts back together reforming the body. The Lords wanted the Hero Twins to do this to them, so the Twins said yes. The Twins did as the Lords said they cut them up into many pieces, but the Lords of Death were out smarted beacause the Twins did not reform their bodies. The End

14. Created By Lexi, special thanks to the ancient Mayans for creating the story.