Mama Quilla
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Mama Quilla is the Incan moon goddess, revered as a protector of women and marriage and associated with the regulation of time and festivals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mama Quilla canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Incan deity
ⓘ
goddess ⓘ lunar deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
calendar
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ lunar calendar ⓘ marriage ⓘ menstruation ⓘ silver ⓘ women ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
controls phases of the moon
ⓘ
influences tides and natural cycles in Inca belief ⓘ |
| culture | Inca civilization ⓘ |
| domain |
moon
ⓘ
night ⓘ |
| function |
marking agricultural cycles
ⓘ
measurement of months ⓘ regulation of ritual calendar ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| importance |
major deity in Inca pantheon
ⓘ
second in importance after Inti in some traditions ⓘ |
| materialSymbol | silver ⓘ |
| mythologicalRole |
sister of Inti in some myths
ⓘ
wife of Inti in some myths ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Mama Ocllo
ⓘ
Manco Cápac ⓘ children of the sun ⓘ |
| protectorOf |
married women
ⓘ
wives ⓘ women’s rights in marriage ⓘ |
| relative |
Inti
ⓘ
Viracocha ⓘ |
| religion | Inca religion ⓘ |
| role |
moon goddess
ⓘ
protector of marriage ⓘ protector of women ⓘ regulator of festivals ⓘ regulator of time ⓘ |
| spouse | Inti ⓘ |
| symbol |
crescent moon
ⓘ
full moon ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
mother moon
ⓘ
queen of the night ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
Indigenous peoples of the Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean peoples
Inca people ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.