Inca Gods and Goddesses

The Gods and Goddesses here are not listed by level of power, but in alphabetical order.
  • Apo- Mountain God.
  • Apocatequil- Lighting God 
  • Apu Illapu- Head of the Day
  • Catequil- God of Thunder and lightling.
  • Cavillaca- Virgin goddess who became pregnant from eating a fruit made from the sperm of the moon God, Coniraya.
  • Chasaca- Goddess of the planet Venus, the dawn and dusk. She is the servant of the sun and protector of virgins and young girls.
  • Chasca Coyllur- God of flowers and the protector of maidens.
  • Cocomama- Goddess of Health, wealth and happiness.
  • Coniraya- Moon God
  • Copacati- Lake Goddess
  • Ekkeko- God of wealth and Property.
  • Huaca- A group of Gods of nature, found in the shape of rocks, mountain, trees, lakes, etc.
  • Illapa- God of weather, especially thunder, lighting, and rain. Seen as a man carrying a club and rocks in his hands, or as a man in shinning clothes.
  • Inti- Sun God and the Protector and ancestors of the Incas. He is portrayed as a shinning, golden disc with a human face.
  • Ka-Ata-Killa- Moon Goddess.
  • Kon-God of the Rain and southern wind. Brings the rain from the north, and takes it with him when he returns.
  • Mama Allpa- Goddess of Harvest.
  • Mama Cocha- Goddess of the Sea and provider of the sea's bounty.
  • Mama Oello- Mother Goddess of all Incas, taught them spinning.
  • Mama Pacha (Pacha Mama)- Goddess of Earth, and overseer of planting and harvesting.
  • Mama Quilla- Moon Goddess and Wife of Sun God, Inti. Oversaw marriages, feast days, and the calendar.
  • Manco Capac- god of fire and progenitor of the Inca
  • Pachacamac- Earth god.
  • Paricia- God who flooded the earth.
  • Punchau- Warrior God
  • Supay- god of Death and lord of the underworld.
  • Urcaquary- God of buried/underground treasures.
  • Vichama- Son of Inti, also a death God
  • Viracocha- the supreme deity.
  • Zaramama- Goddess of grain and corn   

Sources: <www.tqnyc.org/NYC041061/Inca%20Gods%20and%20Goddesses1.htm

 

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