Ukhu Pacha
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Ukhu Pacha is the underworld or inner earth realm in Andean cosmology, associated with the dead, ancestors, and subterranean forces.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cosmological concept
ⓘ
mythological realm ⓘ underworld ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancestors
ⓘ
inner earth ⓘ subterranean forces ⓘ the dead ⓘ |
| conceptualType | vertical cosmology level ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Hanan Pacha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kay Pacha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalLevel | one of three main Andean worlds ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRelation |
connected vertically with Hanan Pacha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
connected vertically with Kay Pacha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Andean cultures
ⓘ
Inca civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
realm of ancestors
ⓘ
realm of the dead ⓘ subterranean world ⓘ |
| etymologyLanguage | Quechua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | ‘ukhu’ meaning inside or interior and ‘pacha’ meaning world, time, or space ⓘ |
| hasRole | underworld or inner earth realm ⓘ |
| influenced |
Andean funerary customs
ⓘ
Andean ritual practices ⓘ Andean sacred geography ⓘ |
| linkedConcept |
death and rebirth
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ regeneration ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme |
emergence of beings from the earth
ⓘ
journeys of souls after death ⓘ |
| partOf | Andean cosmology ⓘ |
| positionInCosmos | lower world ⓘ |
| region |
Andes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedDeity |
Andean earth deities
ⓘ
Pachamama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
destination of the dead
ⓘ
source of subterranean powers ⓘ |
| religiousPractice |
offerings to subterranean forces
ⓘ
veneration of ancestors ⓘ |
| spatialAssociation |
below the surface of the earth
ⓘ
interior of the earth ⓘ |
| symbolicAssociation |
burial places
ⓘ
caves ⓘ springs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
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