Indigenous American traditions
The Americas hold many distinct Indigenous spiritual traditions. Andean traditions honour Inti, Mama Quilla and Pachamama; Maya and Mexica traditions have their own calendars, histories and sacred figures; Native nations of North America each keep their own ways.
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- IntiThe sun in Inca belief and one of its most important deities — associated with warmth, agriculture and the sacred order of the day.
- Mama QuillaThe moon in Inca belief — sister and wife of Inti, associated with silver, the calendar and the rhythm of seasons.
- ViracochaA creator deity in Inca belief — associated with the making of the world and of humanity, and with the breath that gives life.
- Pachamama'Mother Earth' in Andean spirituality — sometimes understood as a deity, sometimes as the living earth itself, and often as both. Views differ respectfully between communities.
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