Guachimines

Guachimines
   In Inca myth the brothersin-law of Guamansuri, whom they treacherously mudered. Later, after the birth of her twin children Apocatequil and Piguerao, they also murdered their sister. She was recalled to life by Apocatequil, by whom the Guachimines were all slain.

Who’s Who in non-classical mythology . . 2014.

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  • Apocatequil —    Chief priest of the moon god of the Incas, the son of Guamansuri and the twin brother of Piguerao. He was a god of the lightning and statues to him were put up on mountain tops all through the empire of the Incas. After his mother had been… …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Guamansuri —    In the Inca Creation Legend the first mortal to descend to earth. He seduced the sister of the Guachimines and was killed by them. His posthumous children were Apocatequil and Piguerao …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

  • Inca Creation Legends —    As the Incas were comparatively late arrivals in Peru, being the last of a whole series of pre Columbian cultures, their Creation Legends are scanty in the extreme. Several of them are centred on Tiahuanaco, where there are monolithic… …   Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

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