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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]].
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 Kamaq when they incorporated the Ichma into their empire. In late [[Inca mythology]] he was the father of [[Inti]] and [[Mama Quilla]], 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 [[Huari]], 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.
[[Tahuantinsuyu]] adopted Pacha Kamaq when they incorporated the Ichma into their empire. In late [[Inca mythology]] he was the father of [[Inti]] and [[Mama Quilla]], 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 [[Aikanã|Huari]], 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==
==See also==

Revision as of 13:55, 24 September 2014

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

Pacha Kamaq (Quechua, "Creator of the World"; also Pacha Camac, Pachacamac and Pacharurac) was the deity worshipped in the city of Pachacamac 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 Quilla, and husband of Mama Pacha.[1] The Huari, 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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  • Lanning, Edward P., Peru before the Incas