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Inti, the sun god, was the ranking deity in the Inca pantheon. His warmth embraced the Andean earth and matured crops, and he was beloved by farmers. Inti was represented with a human face on a ray-splayed disk.
Inti is the ancient Inca sun god. He is revered as the national patron of the Inca state. Although most consider Inti the sun god, he is more appropriately viewed as a cluster of solar aspects, since the Inca divided his identity according to the stages of the sun. [1]
15 lut 2016 · Inti & the Temple of the Sun. Inti was the most important Inca god as he was the god of the Sun and the patron of empire and conquest. His home of plenty was also the destination in the next life for those who lived good lives in this one.
7 mar 2014 · Inti was the Inca god of the sun and considered all-powerful but he was also a benevolent god and capable of great generosity. However, Inti could be angered and he would demonstrate his displeasure through solar eclipses which necessitated sacrifices to win back the god's good favour.
Inti, in Inca religion, the sun god; he was believed to be the ancestor of the Incas. Inti was at the head of the state cult, and his worship was imposed throughout the Inca empire. He was usually represented in human form, his face portrayed as a gold disk from which rays and flames extended.
16 mar 2023 · Inti was a solar god and one of the most important deities of the complex Inca culture of Western South America. As a solar god, Inti was closely associated with agriculture as he provided the warmth and light the crops needed to grow.
30 maj 2019 · The Inca culture of Western South America had a complex religion and one of their most important deities was Inti, the Sun. There were many temples to Inti and Sun worship affected many aspects of life for the Inca, including architecture, festivals and the semi-divine status of the royal family.
