He was worshipped extensively by farmers and common people, though contact with him required the intervention of the high priest, or Willaq Umu.
He was worshipped extensively by farmers and common people, though contact with him required the intervention of the high priest, or Willaq Umu. His festival, or Raymi, was held on June 24th because of his nature as a particular  astronomical diety, and his wife is a moon goddess by the name of Mama Quilla. His children included Mama Ocllo, a  fertility goddess who taught people the art of spinning, and Manco Capac, the first emperor. Portrayed as the solar disc on the flags of Argentina and Uruguay, this is, FTP, what son of the creator god Viracocha, the supreme deity of the Inca pantheon.
He was worshipped extensively by farmers and common people, though contact with him required the intervention of the high priest, or Willaq Umu.
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