|
Sort by: Date | Popularity | Reviews | Ratings
-
INCA FOUNDATION LEGENDS
|
 |
Manco Capac was the legendary founder of the Inca Dynasty in Peru and the Cuzco Dynasty at Cuzco. The legends and history surrounding this mythical figure are very jumbled, especially those concerning his rule at Cuzco and his birth/rising. In one le... |
|
|
-
INCA MYTHOLOGY
|
 |
Inca mythology includes a number of stories and legends that are mythological and helps to explain or symbolizes Inca beliefs.All those that followed the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire by Francisco Pizarro burned the records of the Inca culture.... |
|
|
-
DEITIES MYTHOLOGY
|
 |
Like the Romans, the Incas permitted the cultures they integrated into their empire to keep their individual religions. Below are some of the various gods worshiped by the peoples of the Incan empire, many of which have overlapping responsibilities a... |
|
|
-
IMPORTANT FACTS
|
 |
Important FactsMama Ocllo was the sister and wife of Manco Capac. She was thought to have taught the Inca the art of spinning. Mamaconas were similar to nuns and lived in temple sanctuaries. They dedicated their lives to Inti, and served the Inca and... |
|
|
-
IMPORTANT PLACES
|
 |
Important PlacesUku Pacha ("the lower world") was the underworld (similar to Hell or Hades), located in the center of Earth. Kay Pacha was the world in which we live. Hanan Pacha ("higher world") was the Heavenly underworld. Only righteous people cou... |
|
|
-
INCA SYMBOLS
|
 |
Chakana (or Inca Cross, Chakana) is the three-stepped cross equivalent symbolic of what is known in other mythologies as the Tree of Life, World Tree and so on. Through a central axis a shaman journeyed in trance to the lower plane or Underworld and ... |
|
|
|
1
|
|
