Ai Apaec

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Ai Apaec is the principal fanged deity of the Moche civilization, often depicted as a fearsome creator and warrior god associated with sacrifice and protection.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ai Apaec canonical 2
Ai-Apaec 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Moche deity ⓘ
deity ⓘ
pre-Columbian deity ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ai-Apaec ⓘ
linked to: Ai Apaec

Aiapaec ⓘ
associatedWith Moche culture ⓘ
agricultural abundance ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
human sacrifice ⓘ
mountains ⓘ
protection of Moche rulers ⓘ
ritual warfare ⓘ
water ⓘ
attribute fanged mouth ⓘ
fearsome appearance ⓘ
supernatural power ⓘ
culture Moche civilization ⓘ
linked to: Moche culture
depictedAs anthropomorphic figure with fangs ⓘ
being with feline features ⓘ
being with octopus or spider-like appendages ⓘ
being with serpent elements ⓘ
function controlling natural forces ⓘ
ensuring community protection ⓘ
granting military success ⓘ
maintaining cosmic order ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
iconographyMedium ceramic vessels ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ
murals ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
languageName Ai Apaec ⓘ
mythologicalType composite being ⓘ
notableSite Huaca de la Luna murals ⓘ
linked to: Huaca de la Luna

Huaca del Sol region ⓘ
linked to: Huaca del Sol
pantheonPosition supreme deity in Moche pantheon ⓘ
region northern coast of Peru ⓘ
religion Moche religion ⓘ
linked to: Moche culture
role creator god ⓘ
patron of Moche elites ⓘ
principal deity of the Moche ⓘ
protector deity ⓘ
receiver of sacrifices ⓘ
warrior god ⓘ
sacrificeType decapitation offerings ⓘ
war captives ⓘ
worshippedBy Moche people ⓘ
linked to: Moche culture
worshipPeriod Early Intermediate Period ⓘ
circa 100–800 CE ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Ai Apaec → languageName → Ai Apaec ⓘ
Ai Apaec → alsoKnownAs → Ai-Apaec ⓘ
linked to: Ai Apaec