Mama Killa

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Mama Killa is the Incan moon goddess, revered as a protector of women and regulator of time through the lunar calendar.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Mama Killa canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Incan deity ⓘ
goddess ⓘ
lunar deity ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mama Quilla ⓘ
Mamaquilla ⓘ
associatedWith fertility ⓘ
lunar calendar ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
menstruation ⓘ
night ⓘ
women ⓘ
category Andean deity ⓘ
moon goddess in mythology ⓘ
cosmicRole balancing Inti ⓘ
governing the night sky ⓘ
culture Inca civilization ⓘ
linked to: Inca Empire
domain moon ⓘ
familyRelation mother of Inca royal lineage (mythic) ⓘ
wife of Inti ⓘ
function marking months ⓘ
regulating agricultural cycles ⓘ
regulating festivals ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
honoredBy ceremonies on full moons ⓘ
offerings ⓘ
rituals ⓘ
influenced Inca calendar ⓘ
timing of Inca religious festivals ⓘ
languageName Quechua ⓘ
materialAssociation silver ⓘ
mythologicalRole guardian of women ⓘ
keeper of time ⓘ
nameMeaning Mother Moon ⓘ
pantheon Inca pantheon ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology
relative Inti ⓘ
Viracocha ⓘ
religion Inca religion ⓘ
role moon goddess ⓘ
protector of women ⓘ
regulator of time ⓘ
spouse Inti ⓘ
symbol full moon ⓘ
silver ⓘ
veneratedIn Inca Empire ⓘ
pre-Columbian Andes ⓘ
worshippedBy Inca people ⓘ
worshippedIn Andes region ⓘ
linked to: Andean region

Cusco ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Isla de la Luna → associatedDeity → Mama Killa ⓘ
Viracocha → parentOf → Mama Killa ⓘ
Killa Island → associatedWithDeity → Mama Killa ⓘ