Andean mythology

E116559

Andean mythology is the body of traditional beliefs, creation stories, and sacred narratives of the indigenous peoples of the Andes, especially the Inca and their predecessors, explaining the origins of the world, nature, and society.

All labels observed (17)

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Statements (79)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous belief system ⓘ
mythology ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
religious tradition ⓘ
associatedWithPeople Aymara ⓘ
linked to: Aymara people

Inca ⓘ
linked to: Inca people

Quechua peoples ⓘ
linked to: Quechua people

pre-Inca cultures ⓘ
cosmologyDividesWorldInto Hanan Pacha ⓘ
Kay Pacha ⓘ
Ukhu Pacha ⓘ
hasCentralTheme agricultural fertility ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ
creation of the world ⓘ
origin of humanity ⓘ
relationship between humans and nature ⓘ
sacred landscape ⓘ
hasConcept Apus ⓘ
Hanan Pacha ⓘ
Inti ⓘ
Kay Pacha ⓘ
Pachamama ⓘ
Ukhu Pacha ⓘ
Viracocha ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ
ayllu ⓘ
complementary opposites ⓘ
dualism ⓘ
huaca ⓘ
sacred lakes ⓘ
sacred mountains ⓘ
hasDeity Apus ⓘ
Catequil ⓘ
Illapa ⓘ
Inti ⓘ
Kon ⓘ
Mama Cocha ⓘ
Mama Quilla ⓘ
Pachamama ⓘ
Pariacaca ⓘ
Supay ⓘ
Viracocha ⓘ
hasMainRegion Andes ⓘ
South America ⓘ
hasMythType agricultural rituals ⓘ
creation myth ⓘ
flood myth ⓘ
founding of cities ⓘ
heroic journeys ⓘ
origin of peoples ⓘ
hasRitualFocus fertility of crops ⓘ
protection of herds ⓘ
rain and weather ⓘ
solar cycles ⓘ
water and irrigation ⓘ
hasSourceType archaeological evidence ⓘ
colonial chronicles ⓘ
contemporary oral histories ⓘ
ethnographic accounts ⓘ
includesMyth Ayaymama legend ⓘ
Inkarri myth ⓘ
Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo origin myth ⓘ
Viracocha creating the world ⓘ
emergence from Lake Titicaca ⓘ
influencedByCulture Inca Empire ⓘ
Moche culture ⓘ
Nazca culture ⓘ
Tiwanaku culture ⓘ
Wari culture ⓘ
linked to: Wari Empire
integratedInto Andean ritual calendar ⓘ
Inca state religion ⓘ
relatedTo Andean agriculture ⓘ
Andean cosmology ⓘ
Andean shamanism ⓘ
ancestor worship ⓘ
mountain worship ⓘ
transmittedBy festivals ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ
ritual performance ⓘ

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Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Inca Taqui → hasTheme → Andean mythology ⓘ
Isla de la Luna → mythologicalAssociation → Andean mythology ⓘ
Isla de la Luna → mythologicalAssociation → Inca mythology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Huayna Capac → religion → Inca religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Killke culture → religion → Andean polytheism ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Viracocha → mythology → Inca mythology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Manco Cápac → mythology → Inca mythology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Manco Cápac → religion → Inca religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Amantaní Island → hasCulturalHeritage → Andean cosmology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Staff God → appearsIn → Inca iconography ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Historic Centre of Cusco → religionHistoricallyPracticed → Inca religion ⓘ
subject linked to: historic centre of Cusco
linked to: Andean mythology
Historic Centre of Cusco → religionCurrentlyPracticed → Andean folk Catholicism ⓘ
subject linked to: historic centre of Cusco
linked to: Andean mythology
Paccha Duchicela → religion → Inca religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Inca forces → religion → Inca religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Atacameño people → religion → Andean religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Intihuatana sector → religion → Inca religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Inca plazas → associatedWith → Inca religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Calchaquí culture → religion → Andean polytheism ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Mama Killa → pantheon → Inca pantheon ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Huayna Capac → religion → Inca religion ⓘ
subject linked to: Guayna Capac
linked to: Andean mythology
Mama Ocllo → culture → Inca mythology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Mama Ocllo → religion → Inca religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Hanan Cuzco dynasty → hasReligion → Inca religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Mama Cocha → religion → Inca mythology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Ayar Cachi → mythology → Inca mythology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Sinchi Roca → religion → Inca religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Indigenous peoples of the Andes → religion → Andean indigenous religions ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Aymara people → traditionalReligion → Andean cosmology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Rock of the Puma → associatedWithMythology → Inca mythology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Rock of the Puma → religion → Inca religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Chincana complex → associatedWith → Andean mythology ⓘ
Island of the Sun → hasMythologicalSignificance → Inca mythology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Mapuche mythology → relatedTo → Andean mythologies ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Chimú archaeological sites → religion → Andean religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Kay Pacha → worldView → Andean tripartite universe ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Illapa → culture → Andean ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Supay → partOf → AndeanPantheon ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Catequil → religion → Andean mythology ⓘ
Ayaymama legend → hasCulturalContext → Andean culture ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Inkarri myth → relatedConcept → Andean millenarianism ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Andean ritual calendar → associatedWithConcept → Andean cosmology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Pariacaca → religion → Andean religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Pariacaca → mythology → Andean mythology ⓘ
Amerindian mythology → hasPart → Andean Indigenous mythology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Amerindian mythology → relatedTo → Andean religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Throat of Fire → relatedTo → Andean cosmology ⓘ
subject linked to: “Throat of Fire” in Quichua
linked to: Andean mythology
Ausangate → isSacredIn → Inca mythology ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
Chavín Staff God → associatedWith → Andean religion ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology