Suamox

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Suamox is the indigenous Muisca name for the city of Sogamoso in Colombia, historically revered as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the sun god Sué.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Suamox canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Muisca priest ⓘ
Muisca toponym ⓘ
cultural center ⓘ
pre-Columbian settlement ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
sacred city ⓘ
temple ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Sué ⓘ
associatedWithElement sun ⓘ
associatedWithMythology Muisca mythology ⓘ
linked to: Muisca religion
associatedWithRitual offerings to Sué ⓘ
solar ceremonies ⓘ
civilization Muisca Confederation ⓘ
linked to: Muisca
colonialNameDerivedAs Sogamoso ⓘ
culture Muisca ⓘ
dedicatedTo Sué ⓘ
Sué ⓘ
function astronomical observation center ⓘ
ceremonial center ⓘ
political meeting place ⓘ
governedBy iraca of Sugamuxi ⓘ
hadMajorTemple Sun Temple of Suamox ⓘ
heritageType indigenous cultural heritage site ⓘ
indigenousNameOf Sogamoso ⓘ
languageOfName Muysccubun ⓘ
linkedTo agricultural ritual calendar ⓘ
solar worship ⓘ
locatedIn Altiplano Cundiboyacense ⓘ
Boyacá Department ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes ⓘ
Sogamoso ⓘ
Suamox ⓘ
mainDeity Sué ⓘ
meaning City of the Sun ⓘ
Dwelling of the Sun ⓘ
modernSuccessorSite Sogamoso ⓘ
notableStructure Sun Temple of Suamox ⓘ
partOf territory of the Muisca Confederation ⓘ
linked to: Muisca
preColumbianEthnicGroup Chibchan-speaking peoples ⓘ
preColumbianInhabitants Muisca ⓘ
region Sugamuxi Province ⓘ
religion Muisca religion ⓘ
role high priest of the Sun ⓘ
sacredStatus principal sanctuary of the Sun for the Muisca ⓘ
timePeriod early colonial era ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ
wasPilgrimageCenterFor Muisca ⓘ
wasReligiousCapitalOf Muisca Confederation ⓘ
linked to: Muisca

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Sogamoso → alternateName → Suamox ⓘ
Sun Temple of Suamox → locatedIn → Suamox ⓘ
subject linked to: Suamox