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The power of Incan mythology resonates in contemporary politics, with politicians like Alejandro Toledo making references to Inca mythology and imagery during their candidacies and tenures. [26] While the Inca Empire may have ceased to exist hundreds of years ago, its vibrant mythology continues to influence life throughout Peru today.
A theme in Inca mythology is the duality of the Cosmos. The realms were separated into the upper and lower realms, the hanan pacha and the ukhu pacha and urin pacha.Hanan pacha, the upper world, consisted of the deities of the sun, moon, stars, rainbow, and lightning while ukhu pacha and urin pacha were the realms of Pachamama, the earth mother, and the ancestors and heroes of the Inca or ...
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The word apu has several possible meanings, depending on context. Apu means "Lord" in Quechua. [1] The Inca religion uses the term 'apu' to refer to a mountain with a living spirit; the body and energy of the mountain together form the spirit's wasi ("home" or "temple"). [2] A number of different terms are used for different types of apu:
The Sun of May as seen on the national flags of Argentina and Uruguay. 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]
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In the Inca empire, the universe was conceived to be composed of three aspects or planes complementary to each other: Uku pacha (world below), Kay pacha (world of the present) and Hanan pacha (world above). Mama Qucha inhabited the last one together with the righteous people and other Inca gods such as: Wiraqucha, Inti and Mama Quilla, among ...