ID: 901001759 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001759	Record Type: Character/Person

	Viracocha (Inca deity)

Note: Inca god who is the creator of earth, man, and animals, Viracocha had a long list of titles, including Lord Instructor of the World, the Ancient One, and the Old Man of the Sky. In some accounts, he was the creator of the Tiwanaku civilization, of which the Inca were the cultural heirs.

Names:

	Viracocha (Inca deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Wiracocha (Inca deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Contiti Viracocha (Inca deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Lord Instructor of the World (Inca deity) (b,English,U,N)
	Ancient One (Inca deity) (b,English,U,N)
	Old Man of the Sky (Inca deity) (b,English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Amerindian iconography> (P)
		........<Inca iconography> (P)
		............<Inca characters> (P)
		................Viracocha (Inca deity) (I)

Related Iconography:

	consort/spouse of .... Mama Quilla
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Amerindian iconography, Inca iconography, Inca characters, Mama Quilla (Inca deity)) [901001762]

	is protagonist for .... Viracocha Fills the Sky with Fire
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Amerindian iconography, Inca iconography, Inca narratives, Viracocha Fills the Sky with Fire (Inca narrative)) [901001785]

Other Relationships:

	associated with ....
	.....(Pasco department, Peru, South America) (TGN)

	role/characteristic is .... deity
	.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... creator god
	.....(deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Inca (culture, general)
	.....(Late Intermediate Period, Pre-Columbian Andean styles and periods, Pre-Columbian South American styles and periods, Pre-Columbian (American), Americas, The, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	originated in .... Inca Empire
	.....(South America) (TGN)

	affiliated/associated with .... Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (Inca emperor, ca. 1391-ca. 1473)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Viracocha (Inca deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Dumbarton Oaks online (2002-)
	................Cobo, Inca Religion and Customs (2010)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 98003287
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Wiracocha (Inca deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Contiti Viracocha (Inca deity)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Lord Instructor of the World (Inca deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Ancient One (Inca deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Old Man of the Sky (Inca deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) in "Pachacamac (Peruvian god)," accessed 16 June 2017
	................ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viracocha
	................ Source for image http://media.gettyimages.com/photos/mochica-pottery-sculpture-of-viracocha-the-creator-god-who-appears-as-picture-id501585529