Suamox

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Suamox is the indigenous Muisca name for the city of Sogamoso in Colombia, historically revered as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the sun god Sué.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Suamox canonical 3

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Muisca priest
Muisca toponym
cultural center
pre-Columbian settlement
religious center
sacred city
temple
associatedWithDeity Sué
associatedWithElement sun
associatedWithMythology Muisca mythology
linked to: Muisca religion
associatedWithRitual offerings to Sué
solar ceremonies
civilization Muisca Confederation
linked to: Muisca
colonialNameDerivedAs Sogamoso
culture Muisca
dedicatedTo Sué
Sué
function astronomical observation center
ceremonial center
political meeting place
governedBy iraca of Sugamuxi
hadMajorTemple Sun Temple of Suamox
heritageType indigenous cultural heritage site
indigenousNameOf Sogamoso
languageOfName Muysccubun
linkedTo agricultural ritual calendar
solar worship
locatedIn Altiplano Cundiboyacense
Boyacá Department
Colombia
Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes
Sogamoso
Suamox
mainDeity Sué
meaning City of the Sun
Dwelling of the Sun
modernSuccessorSite Sogamoso
notableStructure Sun Temple of Suamox
partOf territory of the Muisca Confederation
linked to: Muisca
preColumbianEthnicGroup Chibchan-speaking peoples
preColumbianInhabitants Muisca
region Sugamuxi Province
religion Muisca religion
role high priest of the Sun
sacredStatus principal sanctuary of the Sun for the Muisca
timePeriod early colonial era
pre-Columbian era
wasPilgrimageCenterFor Muisca
wasReligiousCapitalOf Muisca Confederation
linked to: Muisca

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Referenced by (3)

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

Sogamoso alternateName Suamox
Sun Temple of Suamox locatedIn Suamox
subject linked to: Suamox