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Quechua legendary creatures (5 P) Pages in category "Inca mythology" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total.
Inca mythology of the Inca Empire was based on pre-Inca beliefs that can be found in the Huarochirí Manuscript, and in pre-Inca cultures including Chavín, Paracas, Moche, and the Nazca culture. The mythology informed and supported Inca religion. [1] One of the most important figures in pre-Inca Andean beliefs was the creator deity Viracocha.
In Inca mythology, Amaru is a huge double-headed serpent that dwells underground, at the bottom of lakes and rivers. [1] Illustrated with the heads of a bird and a puma, Amaru can be seen emerging from a central element in the center of a stepped mountain or pyramid motif in the Gateway of the Sun at Tiwanaku, Bolivia.
Lavellan A Lavellan, làbh-allan, la-mhalan or la-bhallan etc. is a mythological creature from northern Scotland. It was generally considered to be a kind of rodent, and indeed the name "làbh-allan" is also used for a water shrew or water vole in Scottish Gaelic.
2.3 Inca mythology. 2.4 Mapuche mythology. 2.5 Inuit mythology. 2.6 Maya mythology. ... The following is a list of solar deities: African. The Bakongo Cosmogram, ...
The mythological Chimera is a terrifying creature that features a fire-breathing lion’s head attached to a goat’s body, ending in a serpent tail. There are varying versions of what a Chimera ...
2.4 Inca mythology. 2.5 Maya mythology. 2.6 Native American mythology. 3 Asian. ... Elf, beautiful, fairy-like creature that lives in the forest and streams; Greek ...
A creature from ancient Mesopotamian mythology found on Ishtar Gate. A mythological hybrid, it is a scaly dragon with hind legs resembling the talons of an eagle, feline forelegs, a long neck and tail, a horned head, a snake-like tongue, and a crest. Name means "reddish snake", sometimes also translated as "fierce snake". Tiamat