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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 ...
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.
For other uses, see Wiraqucha (disambiguation). Viracocha (also Wiraqocha, Huiracocha; Quechua Wiraqucha) is the great creator deity in the pre-Inca and Inca mythology in the Andes region of South America. According to the myth Viracocha had human appearance [ 1 ] and was generally considered as bearded. [ 2 ]
The pacha (Quechua pronunciation: [pætʃæ]) is an Andean cosmological concept associating the physical world and space with time, [1] and corresponding with the concept of space-time. [2][3] The literal meaning of the word in Quechua is "place". Pacha can have various meanings in different contexts, and has been associated with the different ...
Pachamama is a goddess revered by the indigenous peoples of the Andes. In Inca mythology she is an " Earth Mother " type goddess, [ 1 ] and a fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting, embodies the mountains, and causes earthquakes. She is also an ever-present and independent deity who has her own creative power to sustain ...
A deity or god is a supernatural being considered to be sacred and worthy of worship due to having authority over the universe, nature or human life. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The Oxford Dictionary of English defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. [ 3 ] C.
Pariacaca (god) In Incan and pre-Incan mythology, Pariacaca (contemporary Quechua spelling: Parya Qaqa) was a god of storms, as well as a creator god. His life is described in the first chapter of the Huarochirí Manuscript. [ 1]
In the Quechua, Aymara, and Inca mythologies, Supay was both the god of death and ruler of the Ukhu Pacha, the Incan underworld, as well as a race of demons. Supay is associated with miners ' rituals. With the Spanish colonization of the Americas, Christian priests used the name "Supay" to refer to the Christian Devil.