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During Inca times, Viracocha remained significant - he was seen as the creator of all things, or the substance from which all things are created, and intimately associated with the sea. [2] According to legend, the founder of the Inca Dynasty in Peru and the Cusco Dynasty at Cusco was Manco Cápac. His history is unclear, especially concerning ...
The Jivaroan peoples are the indigenous peoples in the headwaters of the Marañon River [1] and its tributaries, in northern Peru and eastern Ecuador. The tribes speak the Chicham languages. [2] Their traditional way of life relies on gardening, and on hunting with blowguns and darts poisoned with curare. Complex spiritual beliefs are built ...
Esuwa, Harakbut sung prayers of Peru's Wachiperi people 2011 00531 [18] "The Wachiperi are an indigenous ethnic group speaking the Harakbut language and living in Peru's southern Amazon tropical forest. The Esuwa or sung prayer is an expression of Wachiperi religious myths, performed for healing or as part of traditional ceremonies such as the ...
The god of thunder and lightning who is also responsible for rallying the other storm gods. Coatrisquie: The torrential downpour Goddess, the terrible Taíno storm servant of Guabancex and side-kick of thunder God Guatauva. Bayamanaco: Old man fire; the Taíno spirit of Cohoba and guardian of the secrets of sweet potato bread. Boinayel
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 ...
The following list of art deities is arranged by continent with names of mythological figures and deities associated with the arts. Art deities are a form of religious iconography incorporated into artistic compositions by many religions as a dedication to their respective gods and goddesses.
List of Norse gods and goddesses; Greek deities (see also Ancient Greek religion, Twelve Olympians, Greek hero cult, Family tree of the Greek gods, Mycenaean gods, Hellenismos) Neoplatonic triad; Hungarian deities; Lusitani deities; Paleo-Balkan deities (Dacian/Illyrian/Thracian) List of Roman deities; Sami deities; Slavic deities; Thelemic deities
Gods and goddesses associated with the classical elements of matter and energy in the natural world. Subcategories This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.