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Inca Deities (Gods or Godesses)
Inca deities (a god or goddess in a polytheistic religion) was believed to have occupied one of the three realms:
Of the greatest significance were the gods Viracocha (Wiracocha) and Inti
Inca deities (a god or goddess in a polytheistic religion) was believed to have occupied one of the three realms:
- Hanan Pacha, the celestial realm in the sky (the future and supra (above/over) world)
- Uku Pacha, the inner earth realm (the past and the interior world). Uku Pacha was the domain of Pachamama, the Earth mother.
- Cay Pacha, the outer earth realm, where humans live (the world of the present and of here)
Of the greatest significance were the gods Viracocha (Wiracocha) and Inti
- Viracocha (full name - Con-Tici Viracocha Pachayachachic) was the supreme god. The first god, creator of the three realms and their inhabitants and was also the father of Inti. The word ‘Viracocha’ meant something like ‘sea foam’. The Incas believed that after God Paricia had flooded the World, Viracocha had revived it. The legend is that he rose out of Lake Titicaca after the Great Flood that destroyed all life. The flooding was created by Paricia because people had been unkind and unfaithful to him. After the flood, Viracocha had created people out of clay and had created languages and songs for them. The Sun, Moon and stars were also created by Viracocha, who assigned them places on the sky. When Viracocha wasn't venerated by his followers who has lost their faith, the god punished them by turning them into stone. Viracocha had two sons. The Incas believed that his sons could walk on water.
- The other important god was Inti, the Sun God. The Incas believed that Inti had descendants on Earth, and they were the royal Inca family. Inti was often represented on Sun-shaped gold disks. On those disks, the sun had a human face. Inti had 4 sons and was believed to have been the ancestor of the Incas. He was believed to have fathered Manco Capac, the first Inca Emperor and Mamaquilla (the Moon Goddess linked to the account of time and timing,) the first female deity .