Cave of Pacaritambo

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The Cave of Pacaritambo is a legendary site in Inca mythology believed to be the birthplace and emergence point of the first Inca ancestors who went on to found the Inca Empire.

All labels observed (2)

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Cave of Pacaritambo canonical 1
cave of Pacaritambo 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legendary site in Inca mythology
mythological place
associatedDeityOrFigure Mama Ocllo
Manco Cápac
associatedGroup Inca royal lineage
associatedWith Inca origin myth
founding of Cusco
origin of the Inca Empire
culturalSignificance key element of Inca imperial ideology
sacred origin place in Andean cosmology
culture Inca civilization
linked to: Inca people
describedAs birthplace of the first Inca ancestors
emergence point of the first Incas
etymology often interpreted as “inn of dawn” or “hostel of origin” in Quechua
hasAlternativeName Pacariqtambo
linked to: Pacaritambo

Pacaritambo
hasFeature three windows
hasLegendType foundation myth
origin legend
languageOfName Quechua
locatedInNarrative region of Cusco
linked to: Cusco Region
mentionedIn Inca oral tradition
colonial-era chronicles about the Incas
mythologicalFunction place of emergence of ancestral siblings
symbolic place of creation for the Inca people
relatedConcept Andean sacred geography
Inca creation myths
roleInMythology starting point of Inca migration to Cusco
status legendary rather than archaeologically confirmed

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

Manco Cápac originLegend Cave of Pacaritambo
Ayar Cachi imprisonedIn cave of Pacaritambo
linked to: Cave of Pacaritambo