Mama Killa

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Mama Killa is the Incan moon goddess, revered as a protector of women and regulator of time through the lunar calendar.

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Mama Killa canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Incan deity
goddess
lunar deity
alsoKnownAs Mama Quilla
Mamaquilla
associatedWith fertility
lunar calendar
marriage
menstruation
night
women
category Andean deity
moon goddess in mythology
cosmicRole balancing Inti
governing the night sky
culture Inca Empire
surface form: Inca civilization
domain moon
familyRelation mother of Inca royal lineage (mythic)
wife of Inti
function marking months
regulating agricultural cycles
regulating festivals
gender female
honoredBy ceremonies on full moons
offerings
rituals
influenced Andean ritual calendar
surface form: Inca calendar

timing of Inca religious festivals
languageName Quechua
materialAssociation silver
mythologicalRole guardian of women
keeper of time
nameMeaning Mother Moon
pantheon Andean mythology
surface form: Inca pantheon
relative Inti
Viracocha
religion Inca religion
role moon goddess
protector of women
regulator of time
spouse Inti
symbol full moon
silver
veneratedIn Inca Empire
pre-Columbian Andes
worshippedBy Inca people
worshippedIn Andean region
surface form: Andes region

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isla de la Luna associatedDeity Mama Killa
Viracocha parentOf Mama Killa
Killa Island (variant spellings) associatedWithDeity Mama Killa
subject surface form: Killa Island