Apus

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Apus are revered mountain spirits or deities in Andean cosmology, believed to protect local communities and landscapes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Apus canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Andean deity ⓘ
mountain spirit ⓘ
nature spirit ⓘ
protective deity ⓘ
associatedConcept Andean reciprocity ⓘ
Andean ritual offerings ⓘ
Pachamama ⓘ
ayllu ⓘ
sacred landscape ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Andes ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
northern Chile ⓘ
northwest Argentina ⓘ
southern Colombia ⓘ
canCause good harvests ⓘ
illness or misfortune if disrespected ⓘ
protection from natural disasters ⓘ
punishment through storms ⓘ
hasDomain agricultural fields ⓘ
local landscapes ⓘ
mountains ⓘ
watersheds ⓘ
hierarchicalStructure some Apus are greater regional lords ⓘ
some Apus are minor local guardians ⓘ
moralExpectation reciprocity from humans ⓘ
respect for mountains ⓘ
perceivedAs ancestors ⓘ
living beings ⓘ
lords of the mountains ⓘ
owners of the land ⓘ
religiousTradition Andean cosmology ⓘ
Inca religion ⓘ
linked to: IncaPantheon
ritualOccasion community festivals ⓘ
harvest season ⓘ
life‑cycle ceremonies ⓘ
planting season ⓘ
ritualPractice animal sacrifices ⓘ
coca leaf offerings ⓘ
libations of chicha ⓘ
mesa or despacho offerings ⓘ
role controller of weather ⓘ
guardian of territory ⓘ
mediator between humans and higher deities ⓘ
protector of herds ⓘ
protector of local communities ⓘ
provider of water ⓘ
worshippedBy Aymara people ⓘ
Quechua people ⓘ
other Andean indigenous communities ⓘ

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