Ukhu Pacha
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Ukhu Pacha is the underworld or inner earth realm in Andean cosmology, associated with the dead, ancestors, and subterranean forces.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ukhu Pacha canonical | 3 |
| UkhuPacha | 1 |
| Uku Pacha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5166012 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ukhu Pacha Context triple: [Andean mythology, hasConcept, Ukhu Pacha]
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A.
Pacha
Pacha is a fictional title often used to denote a high-ranking or noble figure, inspired by historical Ottoman and Middle Eastern honorifics such as "Pasha."
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B.
Terra Chã
Terra Chã is a civil parish on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal, forming part of the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo.
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C.
Mapun
Mapun is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Mapun people of the southern Philippines, particularly on Mapun (Cagayan de Sulu) Island in the Sulu Sea.
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D.
Terra da Garoa
Terra da Garoa is a popular nickname for the Brazilian metropolis of São Paulo, alluding to its characteristic light, misty rain.
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E.
Terra del Sole
Terra del Sole is a historic fortified village in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, renowned as a 16th-century ideal Renaissance city founded by the Medici.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ukhu Pacha Target entity description: Ukhu Pacha is the underworld or inner earth realm in Andean cosmology, associated with the dead, ancestors, and subterranean forces.
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A.
Pacha
Pacha is a fictional title often used to denote a high-ranking or noble figure, inspired by historical Ottoman and Middle Eastern honorifics such as "Pasha."
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B.
Terra Chã
Terra Chã is a civil parish on Terceira Island in the Azores, Portugal, forming part of the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo.
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C.
Mapun
Mapun is an Austronesian language spoken primarily by the Mapun people of the southern Philippines, particularly on Mapun (Cagayan de Sulu) Island in the Sulu Sea.
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D.
Terra da Garoa
Terra da Garoa is a popular nickname for the Brazilian metropolis of São Paulo, alluding to its characteristic light, misty rain.
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E.
Terra del Sole
Terra del Sole is a historic fortified village in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, renowned as a 16th-century ideal Renaissance city founded by the Medici.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cosmological concept
ⓘ
mythological realm ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestors
ⓘ
inner earth ⓘ subterranean forces ⓘ the dead ⓘ |
| conceptualType | vertical cosmology level ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Hanan Pacha
ⓘ
Kay Pacha ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | one of three main Andean worlds ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRelation |
connected vertically with Hanan Pacha
ⓘ
connected vertically with Kay Pacha ⓘ
linked to:
Kay Pacha
|
| culture |
Andean cultures
ⓘ
Inca civilization ⓘ
linked to:
Inca Empire
|
| domain |
realm of ancestors
ⓘ
realm of the dead ⓘ subterranean world ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Quechua ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | ‘ukhu’ meaning inside or interior and ‘pacha’ meaning world, time, or space ⓘ |
| hasRole | underworld or inner earth realm ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andean funerary customs
ⓘ
Andean ritual practices ⓘ Andean sacred geography ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
death and rebirth
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ regeneration ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme |
emergence of beings from the earth
ⓘ
journeys of souls after death ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean cosmology ⓘ |
| positionInCosmos | lower world ⓘ |
| region |
Andes
ⓘ
Central Andes ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Andean earth deities
ⓘ
Pachamama ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
destination of the dead
ⓘ
source of subterranean powers ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
offerings to subterranean forces
ⓘ
veneration of ancestors ⓘ |
| spatialAssociation |
below the surface of the earth
ⓘ
interior of the earth ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
burial places
ⓘ
caves ⓘ springs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ukhu Pacha Description of subject: Ukhu Pacha is the underworld or inner earth realm in Andean cosmology, associated with the dead, ancestors, and subterranean forces.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ukhu Pacha