Talk:Inca mythology/Archive 1

Deities
A number of the deities had links that were redirects to the same article, so I deleted them. A couple of others were links to disamb pages that referred people back here; those should probably be deleted as well. Other links go to articles where there is no more information than is given here, or perhaps an additional phrase that could be added here. These, too, should probably be delinked and the articles deleted.

Remember that there's nothing to stop someone from turning a redirect into a real article at a later date, if someone really wants to expand some of these. I think it's a disservice to readers to leave false links or links that just waste their time with redundant information. Nareek 18:54, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Inta
This article states the inta is the primary god worshipped, the inca empire article claims it was mother earth, but it was commonly believed to be the inta, one of the articles need editing

80.196.102.225 15:39, 3 January 2007 (UTC)

The Inca Empire article says:

"There were many local forms of worship, but the Inca leadership encouraged the worship of the Pachamama, or Mother Earth. Because the sun was very important in Inca mythology, there is a common misbelief that the foremost god was the Inti or sun god."

The Inca Mythology Article, however, lists Inti the sun god as the most important god to the Incan people. Ohekkeko 21:33, 16 January 2007 (UTC)

Wichama
Why does the word "Wichama" redirect to this page? Please clarify in the article. Wichama is on the list of hot topics for mythology. Goldenrowley 03:57, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Tenuous lead-in.
I've taken a class with Gary Urton and even he cautions against being too certain that the khipu contained anything more than quantitative information and calendrical data. Saying that they were records of mythological narrative is going way, way out on a limb. The Spanish burned the khipu because they couldn't understand it and thus decided to err on the side of caution. Cobo mentions a woman keeping track of her sins for confession on one, but he seems to suggest that this is merely a personal mnemonic device (though my recollection is imperfect, and I will look it up definitively perhaps tomorrow. Wormwoodpoppies (talk) 06:01, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

Virginity in the Inca Empire
It is a common misconception that the "Virgins of the Sun" were actually virgins in the sense that Europeans believed them to be. Europeans imposed many of their values and beliefs on their indigenous subjects, but no serious archaeological evidence has been able to show that virginity was expected of mamaconas or even valued as a virtue in Inka culture. Many of these "virgins" both in Inca ruins and in the remains of nearby civilizations bear the marks of childbirth (cf. Andeans and Spaniards in the Contact Zone) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rcgy (talk • contribs) 20:48, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
 * They were permitted to have sex with the Sapa Inka and possibly other senior noblemen and/or clergy. Wormwoodpoppies (talk) 06:02, 3 January 2009 (UTC)