Chía (sacred city of the Moon)
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Chía (sacred city of the Moon) was an important pre-Columbian Muisca religious center in present-day Colombia, dedicated to the worship of the Moon goddess Chía.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Muisca settlement
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ pre-Columbian religious center ⓘ |
| associatedCelestialBody | Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Muisca cosmology
ⓘ
Muisca lunar cult ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeityRole |
goddess of the Moon
ⓘ
protector of night and waters ⓘ |
| civilization | Muisca Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| continuity | name preserved in modern municipality of Chía ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| culture | Muisca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity | Chía (Muisca Moon goddess) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| geographicalSetting | high plateau ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | pre-Columbian heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | destroyed or transformed after Spanish conquest ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Muisca mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Muysccubun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Altiplano Cundiboyacense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Andes ⓘ present-day Colombia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDayMunicipality | Chía, Cundinamarca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bacatá (Muisca capital)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bogotá savanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Chía (Muisca Moon goddess) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Moon ⓘ |
| partOf | territory of the zipa of Bacatá ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | modern town of Chía ⓘ |
| region | Cundinamarca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousHierarchyRole | one of the principal sanctuaries of the Muisca ⓘ |
| religiousImportance |
important Muisca religious center
ⓘ
major Muisca sanctuary ⓘ |
| religiousPractices |
Muisca rituals
ⓘ
festivals honoring the Moon ⓘ offerings to the Moon goddess ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
center of lunar worship
ⓘ
sanctuary of the Moon goddess ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Muisca religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
pre-Columbian era
ⓘ
pre-Hispanic period ⓘ |
| worshipType | lunar worship ⓘ |
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Chía