Supay

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Supay is a deity from Andean mythology commonly associated with the underworld and the spirits of the dead.

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Supay canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf AndeanDeity
deity
mythologicalFigure
associatedWith afterlife
death
spiritsOfTheDead
underworld
category AndeanUnderworldDeity
DeathGodInMythology
controls demons
spirits
cosmologicalLevel underworldRealm
culture AndeanMythology
domain UkhuPacha
linked to: Ukhu Pacha
equatedWith ChristianDemon
devil
fearedFor causingIllness
causingMisfortune
hasAspect chthonicDeity
deathDeity
earthSpirit
influencedBy Christianity
languageNameIn Quechua
moralAlignment ambivalent
nameMeaning demon
devil
partOf AndeanPantheon
linked to: Andean mythology

IncaPantheon
perceivedAs dangerousSpirit
protectorOfMines
propitiatedBy offerings
rituals
religion IncaReligion
linked to: IncaPantheon

preColumbianAndeanBeliefs
role lordOfTheUnderworld
rulerOfTheDead
spouseOrConsort Supaya
veneratedAt caves
mines
mountains
worshipedBy AymaraPeoples
linked to: Aymara people

QuechuaPeoples
linked to: Quechua people
worshipedIn AndesRegion
linked to: Andean region

Bolivia
Ecuador
Peru

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Andean mythology hasDeity Supay