Viracocha Genesis

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Viracocha Genesis is a Creation myth originating from the Inca belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Viracocha.

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Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Viracocha
Belief system: Inca
Origin: Americas › South America › Bolivia, Peru

Belief system

Inca Religion

Polytheistic

Inca religion refers to the belief system of peoples in modern-day Bolivia and Peru.

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Viracocha

Main deity

Viracocha was said to be an Inca deity associated with creation.

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Viracocha Genesis is an Incan creation myth.

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Viracocha Genesis." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 10 Apr. 2019, omnika.org/stable/52. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, April 10). Viracocha Genesis. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/52

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "Viracocha Genesis." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created April 10, 2019. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/52.

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Myth
Inca Belief system
Viracocha Main deity
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location_city Bolivia, Peru South America

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