Purépecha pantheon
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The Purépecha pantheon is the collection of deities worshipped by the pre-Columbian Purépecha people of western Mexico, encompassing gods of creation, war, agriculture, and natural forces central to their religious and cultural life.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarascan pantheon | 1 |
| Tarascan religion | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican pantheon
ⓘ
pantheon ⓘ religious system ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
agriculture
ⓘ
creation ⓘ earth ⓘ fertility ⓘ fire ⓘ moon ⓘ natural forces ⓘ rain ⓘ sun ⓘ underworld ⓘ war ⓘ wind ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Purépecha civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Michoacán
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Mexico ⓘ |
| centralDeity | Curicaueri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Purépecha cultural identity
ⓘ
Purépecha religious life ⓘ |
| includesDeity |
Auicamine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cuerauáperi NERFINISHED ⓘ Curicaueri NERFINISHED ⓘ Manoaperi NERFINISHED ⓘ Pehuame NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiripeme NERFINISHED ⓘ Xaratanga NERFINISHED ⓘ Xarátanga’s consorts ⓘ lunar deities ⓘ solar deities ⓘ underworld deities ⓘ various earth deities ⓘ various fire deities ⓘ various rain deities ⓘ various wind deities ⓘ |
| linkedToCapitalCity | Tzintzuntzan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToPoliticalPower | Purépecha state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAgricultureDeity | Cuerauáperi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCreationDeity | Cuerauáperi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFertilityDeity | Cuerauáperi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFireDeity | Curicaueri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMoonDeity | Xaratanga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primarySunDeity | Curicaueri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryWarDeity | Curicaueri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionOf | Purépecha people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
festivals
ⓘ
offerings ⓘ sacrifices ⓘ temple rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.