religons and beliefs
The Inca Religion allowed conquered cultures to incorporate their own religion and beliefs. The Incas were a polytheistic people with a rich mythology. While they left no written record of their religion, they did leave an oral record of their beliefs that has been passed down from generation to generation through the centuries.
RELIGONS....
Viracocha was the creator god, the one source of power; he was aided in his divine administration by servant gods, the most important of which was the sun god, Inti. The sun god became the symbol for the Incas; his name was always invoked, and his image was the motif of the official religion.
RELIGONS....
Viracocha was the creator god, the one source of power; he was aided in his divine administration by servant gods, the most important of which was the sun god, Inti. The sun god became the symbol for the Incas; his name was always invoked, and his image was the motif of the official religion.
religon
The Incas worshiped a pantheon of nature gods and goddesses. The most important were: Inti (the sun god), Viracocha (the creator), Illapa (the weather/thunder god), Pachamama (the earth goddess), Mamacocha (the sea goddess), and Mamaquilla (the moon goddess). Inti was considered to be omnipotent and the highest god. The Incas believed that the members of the royal family were direct descendants of first emperor, Manco Capac and his sister-wife, Mama Occlo Huaco, children of Inti. (The emperor always married his sister as his official wife, therefore his heir was a pure-blood descendent of Inti and ruled with divine authority.) Viracocha was a culture hero for the Incas.
God
At the core of Inca religion was the creator-god Viracocha. He had many titles and although he lived in the heavens, was believed to become visible at times of crisis.
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Compared to many religions that developed later in time, the Incas believed in an afterlife. Not in the way the monotheistic religions did, but something more along the lines of what the Egyptians believed. Life the Egyptians, they mummified their dead. The mummies of dead rulers stayed in their palaces and were treated as if they were still alive. Servants brought them items, while families stopped by and asked them for advice on daily activities.