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Knowledge of Muisca mythology has come from Muisca scholars Javier Ocampo López, Pedro Simón, Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita, Juan de Castellanos and conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada who was the European making first contact with the Muisca in the 1530s.
The terms Muisca religion and mythology refer to the pre-Columbian beliefs of the Muisca indigenous people of the Cordillera Oriental highlands of the Andes in the vicinity of Bogotá, Colombia. The tradition includes a selection of received myths concerning the origin and organization of the universe .
Muisca religion describes the religion of the Muisca who inhabited the central highlands of the Colombian Andes before the Spanish conquest of the Muisca. The Muisca formed a confederation of holy rulers and had a variety of deities , temples and rituals incorporated in their culture.
The Muisca (also called Chibcha) are an Indigenous people and culture of the Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia, ... The Muisca mythology is well documented.
The supreme being of the Muisca was a static deity without body who ruled over all the other gods. She was however never praised directly, yet through her lesser gods of the Sun, Moon and fertility; Chía, Sué and Chaquén. Chiminigagua's messenger god was Bochica. When the Spanish arrived in Muisca territory they were described as "children ...
The goddess Chía (from the Chibcha language "the one who is like the moon"), is a triple lunar deity in the religion of the Muisca who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in pre-Columbian times. [1] Of central importance to the pantheon, she was worshipped across various Muisca lands.
This category and its subcategories contain articles relating to the belief systems of the Muisca of the Postclassic period in pre-Columbian South America, incorporating aspects such as mythology, religion, ritualised ceremonies and observances.
The food of the Muisca, eaten while sitting on the ground of their bohíos, was uniquely prepared by the women. [22] Women also played an important role in the extraction of salt. [23] The Muisca, known as "The Salt People" due to their salt mines in Zipaquirá, Nemocón, and Tausa, extracted salt by evaporating brine in large pots. [24]