Mancoccapac

Mancoccapac: (Manco Capac)

The founder of the Inca race of Peru. With his sister Mama Ocllo Huaca he descended in the neighbourhood of Tiahuanaco from the celestial regions. They had been instructed by the Sun and the Moon, their mythological parents, to proceed across country until they found the spot where a golden wedge, which they had brought, would sink into the ground. This happened at Cuzco, the ancient Inca capital, which they founded. Having brought the knowledge of civilized life to the Incas they died leaving a son and daughter. From that time brother and sister marriage was insisted on for the Inca royal family. In an alternative version, with his brothers Pachacamac and Viracocha, he came from Pacari the Cave of Refuge.

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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
Mama Ocllo Huaca — Sister and wife of Mancoccapac, the Inca culture hero who taught to women the arts of domestic life … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Manco Capac — See Mancoccapac … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Mancocoapac — See Mancoccapac … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology
Pacari — In one of the versions of the Inca Creation Legend this was the cave from whence issued the four brothers and sisters who founded the four religions of Peru. The first brother was Pachacamac, the second was unnamed but was the founder of a… … Who’s Who in non-classical mythology

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