- Pachacamac
Distinguish Pacha Kamaq Infobox archaeological site site Pachacamac native name other name image Pachacamac.jpg ... of Pachacamac in Peru locator x 72 locator y 182 latd 12 latm 15 lats 24 latNS S longd 76 longm ... date July 2011 File Pachacamac Templo del Sol 2.JPG thumb Temple of the Sun, front side, facing the sea The temple of Pachacamac is an archaeological site 40 km southeast of Lima , Peru in the Valley .... After the collapse of the Huari empire, Pachacamac continued to grow as a religious center ... R mac and Lur n River Lur n had a small state which the people called Ichma. , They used Pachacamac ... joined the Incan Empire, which used Pachacamac as an important administrative center. The Inca maintained it as a religious shrine and allowed the Pachacamac priests to continue functioning independently ... Image Pachacamac Temple.jpg thumb left Temple main entrance. Pacha Kamaq Earth Maker was considered ... Pachacamac s head to his father Inti to make her the mother of all the peoples of earth, Pachacamac ... himself by becoming the supreme god of fish. In popular culture Pachacamac was the name of the ship ... . In the next book, Prisoners of the Sun , Pachacamac was the name of the Sun god worshiped by an ancient ... is named List of Sonic the Hedgehog characters Pachacamac after the ancient ruin. Pachacamac was also ... movie. West German group Alphaville band Alphaville included a song named Girl from Pachacamac in their 2003 ... Companion to all Traditions , Blitz, United Kingdom. External links commons Pachacamac http maps.google.com maps?f q&hl en&q pachacamac,lima,peru&ie UTF8&t k&om 0&z 17&ll 12.256707, 76.900166&spn 0.005441,0.013497 Pachacamac Satellite view Google Maps http pachacamac.perucultural.org.pe Pachacamac Museum http www.anthroarcheart.org pachacam.htm Stock Photos of Pachacamac http www.tiwanakuarcheo.net 7 flash pacha pachacamac.html Visit Pachacamac flash http www.tiwanakuarcheo.net 7 flash pacha inca pachacamac cronoMX4 inca.html Pachacamac in Inca times flash http www.pachacamac.net Pachacamac ... more details
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- Pachacamac District
Infobox district See Template Infobox district for additional fields and descriptions name Pachacamac native name native name lang es ISO 639 2 code e.g. es for Spanish settlement type Districts of Peru District image skyline Pachacamac.jpg image alt image caption Pachacamac archaeological site image flag flag alt image shield COA Pachacamac District in Lima Province.png shield alt nickname image map Map of Lima highlighting Pachacamac.PNG mapsize frameless map alt map caption Location of Pachacamac in the Lima Province Lima province latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW coor pinpoint coordinates type region PE type adm3rd coordinates display inline,title coordinates footnotes coordinates region PE subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag Peru subdivision type1 Regions of Peru Region subdivision name1 Lima Region Lima subdivision type2 Provinces of Peru Province subdivision name2 Lima Province Lima parts type Subnational entity Subdivisions parts style ... Capital political Capital seat Pachacamac leader party leader title Mayor leader name Hugo Le n Ramos ... footnotes The Pachacamac District is one of 43 Districts of Peru districts of the Lima Province in Peru . The capital of the district is the village of Pachacamac. Its main asset is the archaeological Inca site Pachacamac . History Pachacamac was first encountered by Hern ndo Pizarro on January ... of Sant simo Salvador de Pachac mac was founded. In 1857 Pachacamac was founded as a republican district. ref es Pachacamac Municipality, http www.munipachacamac.gob.pe historia.html History , Retrieved ... es Centros Poblados Pachacamac Puente Manchay Tambo Inga Pampa Flores Manchay Alto Lote B Invasion Cementerio Manchay Bajo Santa Rosa de Mal Paso Cardal Jatosisa Tomina Capital The capital of the Pachacamac district is the village of Pachacamac . References references External links es http www.munipachacamac.gob.pe Official web site Lima coord missing Peru Category Districts of Lima Pachacamac ... more details
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- Mythology
Hatnote For other uses, see Mythology disambiguation , and Myth disambiguation . pp move indef File Gustave ... of Prometheus Bound , Prometheus Unbound and Prometheus Pyrphoros The term mythology can ... Britannica ref As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, ref name Littleton, p. 32 whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ... ref Nature of myths Mythology Typical characteristics The main characters in myths are usually gods ... that, just as biography is about chaps , so mythology is about gods. ref As sacred stories ... under any circumstances. ref Campbell, p. 22 23 ref The study of mythology a historical overview see also Comparative mythology Historically, the important approaches to the study of mythology have ... mythology revived in the Renaissance , with early works on mythography appearing in the 16th century ... ref Joseph Campbell believed that there were two different orders of mythology myths that are metaphorical .... Comparative mythology Main Comparative mythology File 10,000 BEF 1929.jpg thumb 200px Old Belgium Belgian banknote , depicting Ceres Roman mythology Ceres , Neptune mythology Neptune and caduceus . Comparative mythology is the systematic comparison of myths from different cultures. ref name Littleton ... about mythology. ref name Northup, p. 8 Northup, p. 8 ref One exception to this modern trend is Joseph ... the same underlying pattern. This theory of a monomyth is out of favor with the mainstream study of mythology ... continue the trend of mining traditional mythology in order to directly create a plot for modern ... literary criticism Artificial mythology Creation myth Deluge myth Ethereal being Fairy Geomythology Legendary creature LGBT themes in mythology Mytheme Mythical place Mythography Portal Mythology ... deity Trickster Underworld refend Myth and religion refbegin 3 Chinese mythology Christian mythology Hindu mythology Islamic mythology Jesus Christ in comparative mythology Jewish mythology Magic ... more details
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- File:COA Pachacamac District in Lima Province.png
Summary Non free media rationale Article Pachacamac District Description Coat of arms of the pachacamac district in the lima province. Source http www.munipachacamac.gob.pe img escudo.gif www.munipachacamac.gob.pe Portion Regional coat of arms Low resolution yes Purpose Coat of arms to illustrate and identify the region. Replaceability no. used to identify the region, no other means available. other information It illustrates educational articles about the subject represented by the image. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value. A free image could not be created to replace it without itself being a derivative work. Non free media rationale Article List of districts of Lima Description Coat of arms of the pachacamac district in the lima province. Source http www.munipachacamac.gob.pe img escudo.gif www.munipachacamac.gob.pe Portion Regional coat of arms Low resolution yes Purpose Coat of arms to illustrate and identify the region. Replaceability no. used to identify the region, no other means available. other information It illustrates educational articles about the subject represented by the image. It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted image of comparable educational value. A free image could not be created to replace it without itself being a derivative work. Licensing Non free logo Category Coat of arms images Peru Pachacamac Category Peruvian coats of arms Pachacamac ... more details
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- Book:Mythology
saved book title Mythology subtitle cover image cover color Mythology Main article Mythology Supporting articles Religion and mythology Comparative mythology Category Wikipedia books on mythology Mythology ... more details
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- Indian mythology
Indian mythology may refer to Indian epic poetry Vedic mythology Hindu mythology Buddhist mythology Native American mythology disambig ... more details
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- Inca mythology
Unreferenced date November 2008 Inca civilization Inca mythology includes many stories and legends that are mythological and helps to explain or symbolizes Inca beliefs. All those that followed the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire by Francisco Pizarro burned the records of the Inca culture. There is currently a theory put forward by Gary Urton that the Quipus represented a Binary numeral system binary system capable of recording phonological or logographic data . All information for what is known is based on what was recorded by priests, from the iconography on Incan pottery and architecture, and the myths and legends which survived amongst the native peoples . Inca foundation legends Manco C pac was the legendary founder of the Inca Dynasty in Peru and the Cuzco Dynasty at Cuzco. The legends and history surrounding this mythical figure are very jumbled, especially those concerning his rule at Cuzco and his birth rising. In one legend, he was the son of Inca Viracocha Tici Viracocha . In another, he was brought up from the depths of Lake Titicaca by the sun god Inti . However, commoners were not allowed to speak the name of Inca Viracocha, which is possibly an explanation for the need for three foundation legends rather than just the first. There were also many myths about Manco ... of the sun god. Kon Inca mythology Kon was the god of rain and wind that came from the south ... of Pachacamac and a dragon ess fertility deity who presided over planting and harvesting. She caused ... C pac , Pachacamac , Kon and Mama Ocllo . Mama Zara grain mother , aka Zaramama was the goddess ... into the creation myth of the Inca. Pariacaca was a god of water in pre Inca mythology that was adopted ... another name for Pachacamac. Supay was both the god of death and ruler of the Uca Pacha as well ... levels. See also Garcilaso de la Vega Guaman Poma Category Inca mythology Category Inca gods Inca mythology Category Inca goddesses Inca mythology ca Mitologia inca de Mythologie der Inka el ... more details
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- Mythology of the Caucasus
Orphan date October 2008 For the mythologies and folklore of the various peoples of the Caucasus region see the following pages North Caucasus Nart saga Ossetian mythology Vainakh mythology covers Chechens Chechen and Ingush mythology Southern Caucasus Transcaucasia Georgian mythology Armenian mythology DEFAULTSORT Mythology Of The Caucasus Category European mythology ... more details
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- Ul (mythology)
In Melanesian mythology specifically Vanuatu , Ul is a lunar deity . oceania myth stub Category Lunar deities Category Vanuatu mythology ... more details
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- Hebrew mythology
Hebrew mythology may refer to pre Judaistic Canaanite mythology Jewish mythology Messiah Aggadah Kabbalah See also Middle Eastern mythology disambiguation Religion and mythology Ancient Semitic religion Panbabylonism disambiguation nl Hebreeuwse mythologie ... more details
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- Iranian mythology
Iranian mythologies include Persian mythology Scythian mythology Ossetic mythology See also Ancient Iranian peoples Proto Indo Iranian religion disambig sv Iransk mytologi ... more details
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- Clytus (mythology)
In Greek mythology , Clytus was a Troy Trojan soldier who killed three Greeks in the Trojan War . ref Hyginus , Fabulae 115. ref References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Clytus Mythology Category Greek mythology Greek myth stub ... more details
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- Zois (mythology)
Zois is a martyr in wendish mythology , probably a reference to the obotrite king Stois or Stoigar, who was beheaded by emperor Otto the Great . References Ingeman, B. S. Grundtr k til En Nord Slavisk og Vendisk Gudel re. Copenhagen 1824. DEFAULTSORT Zois Mythology Category Slavic mythology Category European mythology euro myth stub ... more details
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- Apsat (mythology)
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Apsat was a male deity of bird s and animal s in the paganism pagan Svaneti Svan mythology . DEFAULTSORT Apsat Mythology Category Georgian mythology Category European mythology Category Animal gods Euro myth stub ... more details
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- Brea (mythology)
Unreferenced date November 2006 In Irish mythology , the god Brea was one of the Tuatha D Danann . Celtic mythology Mythological DEFAULTSORT Brea Mythology Category Irish gods Category Irish mythology Category Tuatha D Danann Celt myth stub pl Brea ... more details
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- Mo?ul (mythology)
Unreferenced auto yes date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Mo ul the old man , is a mysterious benevolent character, symbol of wisdom and prosperity in Romanian mythology . Some historians associate him with the ancient Dacians Dacian god Zamolxis , or with the Roman mythology Roman god Saturn mythology Saturn . DEFAULTSORT Mosul Mythology Category Romanian mythology Category European mythology Euro myth stub ru ... more details
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- Euonymus (mythology)
In Greek mythology , Euonymus was the son of Gaia mythology Gaia by either Uranus mythology Uranus or Cephissus . He was the eponym of the deme Euonymeia, Attica , whereas his daughter Aulis gave her name to the city Aulis , Boeotia . ref Stephanus of Byzantium , s. vv. Euonymeia , Aulis ref References reflist Greek myth stub Category Greek mythology Category Attic mythology Category Boeotian mythology Category Offspring of Gaia ... more details
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- Germanic mythology
Image Thor.jpg thumb 200px Thor or Donar , god of thunder, one of the major figures in Germanic mythology. Germanic mythology is a comprehensive term for myths associated with historical Germanic paganism , including Norse mythology , Anglo Saxon mythology , Continental Germanic mythology , and other versions of the mythologies of the Germanic people s. Germanic mythology ultimately derives from Indo European mythology , also known as Indo Germanic mythology. See also Common Germanic deities Female spirits in Germanic paganism Germanic paganism Germanic mysticism disambiguation Germanic folklore disambiguation List of Germanic deities Paganism in the Alpine region DEFAULTSORT Germanic Mythology Category Germanic mythology ko no Germansk mytologi tl Mitolohiyang Hermaniko ... more details
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- Breton mythology
Celtic mythology Breton mythology is the mythology or corpus of explanatory and herioc tales originating in Brittany , now in France . Bretons were a subset of Celts Celtic people that adopted Christianity . Celtic tradition predominates their mythology Ankou Bugul Noz Korrigan Les Lavandi res Annard Noz Morgens Morvan, legendary chief of L on viscounty L on http www.sacred texts.com neu celt lrb lrb11.htm Ys See also French mythology Welsh mythology References http www.sacred texts.com neu celt lrb index.htm Legends and Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence 1917 External links http www.timelessmyths.com celtic armorican.html Timeless Myths Armorican Connections DEFAULTSORT Breton Mythology Category Breton mythology and folklore Category Celtic mythology Brittany stub celt myth stub an Mitoloch a bretona eu Bretainiar mitologia fr Mythologie bretonne it Mitologia bretone ... more details
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- Harpalus (mythology)
orphan date March 2010 Harpalus in Greek mythology was son of Amyclas king of Laconia and father of Deritus, ancestor of Patreus , founder of Patras . References Pausanias geographer 7, 27 http books.google.com books?id gBkIAAAAQAAJ&pg PA194&dq Harpalus Deritus&lr v onepage&q Harpalus 20Deritus&f false Achaica DEFAULTSORT Harpalus Mythology Category Greek mythology Category Laconian mythology Category Mythology of Achaea ... more details
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- Bura (mythology)
In Greek mythology , Bura Boura was a daughter of Ion mythology Ion , son of Xuthus , and Helice. She was the eponym of the city Boura Achaea Boura in Achaea . ref Pausanias , Description of Greece , 7. 25. 8 ref ref Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Boura ref She is possibly the same as Bura, mother of Atrax mythology Atrax by Peneus . ref Stephanus of Byzantium s. v. Atrax ref References reflist Category Greek mythology Category Women in Greek mythology ... more details
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- Mahina (mythology)
In Hawaiian mythology , Mahina is a lunar deity , mother of Hem mythology Hema . Mahina is also the word for Moon in Hawaiian. References reflist Unreferenced date August 2009 Category Lunar goddesses Category Hawaiian mythology Oceania myth stub es Mahina ... more details
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- Ira (mythology)
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 In Polynesian mythology , Ira is the sky goddess and mother of the star s. DEFAULTSORT Ira Mythology Category Polynesian mythology Category Sky and weather goddesses Category Stellar goddesses Oceania myth stub ... more details
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- Ain (mythology)
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 In Irish mythology , Ain and her sister wrote the Brehon Laws which protected the rights of women. DEFAULTSORT Ain Mythology Category Irish mythology Celt myth stub et Ain iiri m toloogia ... more details
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- Lakota mythology
Unreferenced date October 2008 Here is a list of articles pertaining to Lakota people Lakota mythology , a Native Americans in the United States Native American people of North Dakota North and South Dakota Anog Ite Anoliy Anpao Canotila Capa Lakota mythology Capa Cetan Haokah Ictinike also known as Iktomi Inyan Iya mythology Iya Ptehehincalasanwin see Whope Skan Tate god Tate Unhcegila Untunktahe Wakan Tanka or Wakan, Wakanda Wananikwe Waukheon Whope Wi mythology Wi Yuwipi Wakinyan White Buffalo Calf Woman Category Lakota mythology Category Lakota Category Mythology of the indigenous peoples of North America NorthAm myth stub ... more details
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