VIRACOCHA

Meaning of VIRACOCHA in English

[Inca] The supreme Inca god, synthesis of sun-god and storm-god.

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VIRACOCHA — Creator god of the pre-Inca inhabitants of Peru, later assimilated into the Inca pantheon. A god of rain, he was …
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INCA — also spelled Inka, South American Indians who, at the time of the Spanish conquest in 1532, ruled an empire that …
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CUZCO — also spelled Cusco, Kosko, or Qosqo, city, capital of Cuzco provincia and Inca regin, south-central Peru. Formerly the capital of …
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PACHACAMAC — [Inca] "Earth Maker". The supreme god and creator of the Yuncas of Peru, later adopted by the Incas. Also god …
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ONO PACAKOTI — [Inca] The great flood in Inca mythology which Viracocha sent to destroy the race of giants he had created. He …
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MAMA QUILLA — [Inca] The Inca moon goddess, daughter of Viracocha and wife of Inti. Manco Capac I (the first Inca ruler) is …
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MAMA COCHA — [Inca] The Inca goddess of the sea, and provider of all the fish from the sea. She is the favorite …
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INTI — [Inca] The Inca sun-god, as well as their state-god and ancestor. He is a son of the creator-god Viracocha and …
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INCA MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Inca mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Aclla; Apo; Apocatequil; Apotequil; Apu Illapu; Apu …
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