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Inca mythology is the universe of legends and collective memory of the Inca civilization, which took place in the current territories of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina, incorporating in the first instance, systematically, the territories of the central highlands of Peru to the north.
28 Φεβ 2024 · What we know about the ancient Incan gods and goddesses and their religion is limited. Only few names of important Inca gods, key myths, and means of worship are known to us today.
Inti is the ancient Inca sun god. He is revered as the national patron of the Inca state. Although most consider Inti the sun god, he is more appropriately viewed as a cluster of solar aspects, since the Inca divided his identity according to the stages of the sun. [1]
The Sun God represented the institutional organization of the society because everything in Incan life revolved around the Sun. Virachoa is also known as Apu Qun Tiqsi Wiraqutra and is considered the creator of civilization. He is one of the most, if not the most, powerful gods in Incan mythology.
22 Ιουν 2023 · The Inca even believed that gods, spirits, and ancestors could manifest in the form of mountain peaks, caves, springs, rivers, and peculiar shaped stones. This article outlines a list of Inca gods and goddesses, along with their significance for the Incas.
Viracocha was the creator god of the Inca and of pre-Inca peoples. Creator of earth, humans, and animals, Viracocha had a long list of titles, including Lord Instructor of the World, the Ancient One, and the Old Man of the Sky.
The Incas were polytheists (they had more than one god). Interestingly, the Incas have even considered their emperors as demigods, people with special connection with the gods. There were many Inca gods and there was a main god, called Viracocha.
