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[[Image:Pachacamac ídolo.jpg|thumb|left|Cult image found on site (Pachacamac Museum)]]'''Pacha Kamaq''' ([[Quechua]], "Creator of the World"; also ''Pacha Camac'') was the deity worshipped in the city of [[Pachacamac]] by the [[Ichma]].
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| name = Pacha Kamaq
| image = Pachacamac_Temple.jpg
| caption = The creator Deity Pacha Kamaq was venerated at this temple by the [[Ichma]].
| god_of = Chthonic creator deity
| cult_center = [[Ichma]]
| parents =
| siblings =
| consort = [[Pachamama|Mama Pacha]]
| offspring = [[Inti]], [[Mama Killa|Killa]]
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'''Pachacamac''' or '''Pacha Kamaq'''<ref>Traditional spelling in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as well as in written [[Quechua language|Quechua]] is ⟨Pachacamac⟩, which is maintained in contemporary Spanish. ⟨Pacha Kamaq⟩ corresponds to contemporary Quechua orthography.</ref> ([[Quechua languages|Quechua]], "Creator of the World"; also ''Pacharurac'') was the [[deity]] worshipped in the city of [[Pachacamac]] (modern-day [[Peru]]) by the [[Ichma]].
Pacha Camac was believed to have created the [[first man and woman]], but forgot to give them food and the man died. The woman cursed Pacha Camac, accusing it of neglect, and Pacha Camac made her fertile. Later it killed her son and cut the corpse into pieces, each of which became a separate fruit or vegetable plant. The woman's second son, [[Wichama]], escaped, so Pachacamac killed the woman. Wichama sought revenge and drove Pacha Camac into the ocean.


Pacha Kamaq was believed to have created the [[List of first men or women in mythology and religion|first man and woman]], but forgot to give them [[food]] and the man died. The woman cursed Pacha Kamaq, accusing him of neglect, and Pacha Kamaq made her fertile. Later Pacha Kamaq killed her son and cut the [[corpse]] into pieces, each of which became a separate [[fruit]] or [[vegetable]] [[plant]]. The woman's second son, [[Wichama]], escaped, so Pacha Kamaq killed the woman. Wichama sought revenge and drove Pacha Kamaq into the [[ocean]].
[[Tahuantinsuyu]] adopted '''Pacha Camac''' when they incorporated Ichma into their empire. In late [[Inca mythology]] he was a son of [[Inti]] and [[Mama Quilla]], and husband of [[Mama Pacha]]. The [[Huari]], the [[Pachacamac empire]], [[Chancay]], [[Chimor]] and Ichma all at some point possessed the city of Pachacamac but except for the Ichma we do not know if they worshipped the Pacha Camac deity.


[[Tahuantinsuyu]] adopted Pacha Kamaq when they incorporated the Ichma into their empire. In late [[Inca mythology]] he was the father of [[Inti]] and [[Mama Killa]], and husband of [[Mama Pacha]].<ref>Matthews-Salazar, Patricia. (2006)"Becoming All Indian: Gauchos, Pachamama Queens, and Tourists in the Remaking of an Andean Festival." Festivals, Toursism and Social Change: Remaking Worlds. Ed. David Picard and Mike Robinson. N.p.: Channel View Publications. 71-81. Print.</ref> The [[Wari culture|Wari]], the [[Pachacamac empire]], [[Chancay]], [[Chimor]] and [[Ichma culture|Ichma]] possessed the city of Pachacamac at some point but it is unknown if any other peoples, apart from the Ichma, worshipped the Pacha Kamaq deity.
Alternate names: '''Pachacamac''' '''Pacha-Camak''', '''Pacharurac'''.


==See also==
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*[[Inca mythology]]
*[[Pachacamac]]


=== References ===
==References==
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''Peru before the Incas'' by Edward P. Lanning


==External links==
See also: [[Pachacamac]]
*Lanning, Edward P., ''Peru before the Incas''


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Latest revision as of 23:22, 21 March 2024

Pacha Kamaq
Chthonic creator deity
The creator Deity Pacha Kamaq was venerated at this temple by the Ichma.
Major cult centerIchma
ConsortMama Pacha
OffspringInti, Killa

Pachacamac or Pacha Kamaq[1] (Quechua, "Creator of the World"; also Pacharurac) was the deity worshipped in the city of Pachacamac (modern-day Peru) by the Ichma.

Pacha Kamaq was believed to have created the first man and woman, but forgot to give them food and the man died. The woman cursed Pacha Kamaq, accusing him of neglect, and Pacha Kamaq made her fertile. Later Pacha Kamaq killed her son and cut the corpse into pieces, each of which became a separate fruit or vegetable plant. The woman's second son, Wichama, escaped, so Pacha Kamaq killed the woman. Wichama sought revenge and drove Pacha Kamaq into the ocean.

Tahuantinsuyu adopted Pacha Kamaq when they incorporated the Ichma into their empire. In late Inca mythology he was the father of Inti and Mama Killa, and husband of Mama Pacha.[2] The Wari, the Pachacamac empire, Chancay, Chimor and Ichma possessed the city of Pachacamac at some point but it is unknown if any other peoples, apart from the Ichma, worshipped the Pacha Kamaq deity.

See also

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  1. ^ Traditional spelling in Spanish as well as in written Quechua is ⟨Pachacamac⟩, which is maintained in contemporary Spanish. ⟨Pacha Kamaq⟩ corresponds to contemporary Quechua orthography.
  2. ^ Matthews-Salazar, Patricia. (2006)"Becoming All Indian: Gauchos, Pachamama Queens, and Tourists in the Remaking of an Andean Festival." Festivals, Toursism and Social Change: Remaking Worlds. Ed. David Picard and Mike Robinson. N.p.: Channel View Publications. 71-81. Print.
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  • Lanning, Edward P., Peru before the Incas