Inti (deity)
Inti , also Tayta Inti ( Quechua : "Father Sun"), is the sun god and the god of the rainbows in Inca mythology . He was depicted as a golden disk with a human face. The ruling Inca was considered to be the incarnation of Inti. Inti is said to have been the father of Manco Cápac and Mama Ocllo . His wife was called Mama Killa . The Inti cult was introduced by the 9th ruler Pachacútec Yupanqui , the first historically clearly documented Inca, in the first half of the 15th century . Every year at the winter solstice on June 21st, the festival of the sun ( Inti Raymi ) was celebrated in the Inca capital Cusco .
The symbol Intis can be found on the flags of Argentina , Uruguay and Hispanics .
From 1985 to 1991 the Peruvian currency was called Inti (previously Sol de Oro , then Nuevo Sol , today simply Sol ).
literature
- Inca Garcilaso de la Vega [1617], Comentarios Reales de los Incas , Madrid, 1963, Libro III, capítulo XX. La fiesta principal del sol y cómo se preparaban para ella.