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List of Gods : "Central America" - 3 records

Name ▲▼	Origin ▲▼	Description ▲▼
Goddess name "Inlti (sun)"	Inca / pre - Columbian South America / Peru, etc	Sun god. His consort is the moon goddess MAMA-KILYA. Inti was depicted as a trinity in the sanctuaries in Cuzco, possibly in deference to the Christian Trinity. The Temple of the Sun is reported to have housed images, in gold, of all the sky gods in the Inca pantheon on more or less equal terms, since the Sun is regarded as one of many great celestial powers. Inti may also have been depicted as a face on a gold disc. The socalled fields of the Sun supported the Inca priesthood. The three Sun deities are Apo-Inti (lord Sun), Cori-Inti (son Sun) and Inti-Wawqi (sun brother). The Sun god(s) is perceived as the progenitor of the Inca rulers at Cuzco through two childrena son Manco Capac and his sister / consort Mama Ocllo Huaco. The Quechua Indians of the central Andes call the same deity Inti Huayna Capac and perceive him as part of a trinity with the Christian god and Christ....
God name "Pariacaca"	Pre - Inca central Andean / South America	weather god. The deity responsible for Rain and thunder, personified by the falcon....
"Quinanes"	Central America	A race of giants whose traditions were prevalent at the time of the conquest of Central America.

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