Muisca religion
E920838
Muisca religion was the pre-Columbian belief system of the Muisca people in the Colombian Andes, centered on nature deities, ancestor worship, and elaborate ritual practices.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Muisca religion canonical | 6 |
| Muisca mythology | 2 |
| Muisca pantheon | 2 |
| Muisca deities | 1 |
| MuiscaCosmogony | 1 |
| MuiscaCreationMyths | 1 |
| MuiscaMythology | 1 |
| MuiscaReligion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11355044 — 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: Muisca religion Context triple: [Balsa Muisca, associatedWith, Muisca religion]
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A.
Nahua religion
Nahua religion is the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican belief system of the Nahua peoples, centered on a complex pantheon of deities, ritual sacrifice, and cosmological cycles of creation and destruction.
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B.
Guarijío traditional religion
Guarijío traditional religion is the indigenous spiritual belief system of the Guarijío people of northern Mexico, centered on nature veneration, ancestral spirits, and community rituals that blend pre-Hispanic cosmology with some Catholic influences.
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C.
Guanche religion
Guanche religion was the indigenous polytheistic belief system of the Guanche people of the Canary Islands, centered on nature deities, ancestor veneration, and ritual practices tied to their island environment.
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D.
Mixtec religion
Mixtec religion is the indigenous belief system of the Mixtec people of Mesoamerica, centered on a pantheon of deities, ancestor veneration, sacred landscapes, and rituals tied to agriculture and cosmic cycles.
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E.
Bribri traditional religion
Bribri traditional religion is the indigenous spiritual belief system of the Bribri people of Costa Rica and Panama, centered on a creator deity, sacred natural sites, and rituals that maintain harmony between humans, spirits, and the environment.
- 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: Muisca religion Target entity description: Muisca religion was the pre-Columbian belief system of the Muisca people in the Colombian Andes, centered on nature deities, ancestor worship, and elaborate ritual practices.
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A.
Nahua religion
Nahua religion is the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican belief system of the Nahua peoples, centered on a complex pantheon of deities, ritual sacrifice, and cosmological cycles of creation and destruction.
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B.
Guarijío traditional religion
Guarijío traditional religion is the indigenous spiritual belief system of the Guarijío people of northern Mexico, centered on nature veneration, ancestral spirits, and community rituals that blend pre-Hispanic cosmology with some Catholic influences.
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C.
Guanche religion
Guanche religion was the indigenous polytheistic belief system of the Guanche people of the Canary Islands, centered on nature deities, ancestor veneration, and ritual practices tied to their island environment.
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D.
Mixtec religion
Mixtec religion is the indigenous belief system of the Mixtec people of Mesoamerica, centered on a pantheon of deities, ancestor veneration, sacred landscapes, and rituals tied to agriculture and cosmic cycles.
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E.
Bribri traditional religion
Bribri traditional religion is the indigenous spiritual belief system of the Bribri people of Costa Rica and Panama, centered on a creator deity, sacred natural sites, and rituals that maintain harmony between humans, spirits, and the environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
indigenous religion
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polytheistic religion ⓘ pre-Columbian religion ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth |
Bachué emergence from Lake Iguaque
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Bochica opening Tequendama Falls ⓘ El Dorado ritual at Lake Guatavita ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
ancestor worship
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cosmic dualism of sun and moon ⓘ sacredness of lakes and mountains ⓘ veneration of nature deities ⓘ |
| cosmologyFeature | tripartite universe of sky earth and underworld ⓘ |
| declineCause | Spanish conquest of the Muisca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Bachué
NERFINISHED
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Bochica NERFINISHED ⓘ Chaquén NERFINISHED ⓘ Chibchacum NERFINISHED ⓘ Chía NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuchavira NERFINISHED ⓘ Furachogua NERFINISHED ⓘ Guahaioque NERFINISHED ⓘ Huitaca NERFINISHED ⓘ Nemcatacoa NERFINISHED ⓘ Nencatacoa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sué NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainDeity | Chiminigagua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
calendar-based ceremonies
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child sacrifice ⓘ divination by priests ⓘ human sacrifice ⓘ offerings of gold and emeralds ⓘ pilgrimage to sacred sites ⓘ ritual bathing in sacred lakes ⓘ |
| hasRitualSpecialist |
iraca
NERFINISHED
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ogquesa ⓘ xeques ⓘ |
| hasSacredSite |
Chía Moon Temple
NERFINISHED
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Lake Guatavita NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Iguaque NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Tota NERFINISHED ⓘ Sugamuxi Sun Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Tequendama Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
emeralds as sacred stones
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gold as sacred metal ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Andean religious traditions ⓘ |
| practicedBy | Muisca people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Altiplano Cundiboyacense
NERFINISHED
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Colombian Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ Muisca Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| usesCalendar | Muisca calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Muisca religion Description of subject: Muisca religion was the pre-Columbian belief system of the Muisca people in the Colombian Andes, centered on nature deities, ancestor worship, and elaborate ritual practices.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Muisca religion
linked to: Muisca religion
subject linked to:
tunjos (small metal votive figures)
linked to: Muisca religion
linked to: Muisca religion