Viracocha and the coming of the incas an inca legend. He was one of the most important deities in the inca pantheon and seen as the creator of all things and according to legend, viracocha created the universe, sun, moon, and stars, and even time by commanding the sun to move over the sky. Viracocha is the great creator god in the preinca mythology. Viracocha ebook fernando jimenez del oso descargar. The disappearance of the children of viracocha hidden. This page was last edited on 4 february 2019, at 01. Apr 21, 2011 though viracocha appears as a single, central figure in both stone and story, some believe the figure represents an entire race of beings. Las 25 leyendas y mitos peruanos mas populares lifeder. An andean creation myth january 7th, 2010 in the beginning, lord con ticci viracocha, prince and creator of all things, emerged from the void and created the earth and the heavens. Something that has perplexed most if not all researchers of peruvian history is the creator deity named viracocha. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Viracocha is the great creator deity in the preinca and inca mythology in the andes region of south america. Su nombre completo es apu qun tiqsi wiraqucha y contici tambien deletreado kontiki viracocha.
Viracocha, creator deity originally worshiped by the preinca inhabitants of peru and later assimilated into the inca pantheon. Mar 17, 2017 viracocha and the legendary origins of the inca. Wiracocha, pastoral catolica y mitologia del titicaca dialnet. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Inca rocca later killed his brother urco, and inca viracocha died of grief in caquia xaquixahuana 5859,6161,71. He was believed to have created the sun and moon on lake titicaca. Their hypothesis is that viracocha, or the viracocha plural were refugees from the ancient civilization of atlantis. According to tradition, after forming the rest of the heavens and the earth, viracocha wandered through. Viracocha was one of the most important deities in the inca pantheon and seen as the creator of all things, or the. Deemed to have been the ancestor of the inca, it was he who created the first sapa high inca, manco capac, as well as his full blood sister and wife mama ocllo from the waters of lake titicaca, and told them to move from that place and create a new civilization. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The mystery of viracocha in the ancient americas otherworld. According to the cronistas catholic historians, mostly priests, arriving in peru shortly after francisco pizarro and the conquistadors in the 1500s, he was called the creating god of the andes. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Full name and some spelling alternatives are wiracocha, apu qun tiqsi wiraqutra, and contici also spelled kontiki, the source of the name of thor heyerdahls raft. According to legend, viracocha emerged from lake titicaca and created all of the things in the world, including man, before sailing off into the pacific ocean. The inca people of the andean region of south america had a complete creation myth which involved viracocha, their creator god. This article examines various aspects of the incan myths recorded by the cronistas and draws parallels with accounts of christs visit to the. This series of motion pictures is also accompanied by a book, faces of change. Descargue como docx, pdf, txt o lea en linea desde scribd.
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