Muisca religion

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Muisca religion was the pre-Columbian belief system of the Muisca people in the Colombian Andes, centered on nature deities, ancestor worship, and elaborate ritual practices.

All labels observed (9)

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf indigenous religion
polytheistic religion
pre-Columbian religion
associatedWithMyth Bachué emergence from Lake Iguaque
Bochica opening Tequendama Falls
El Dorado ritual at Lake Guatavita
coreBelief ancestor worship
cosmic dualism of sun and moon
sacredness of lakes and mountains
veneration of nature deities
cosmologyFeature tripartite universe of sky earth and underworld
declineCause Spanish conquest of the Muisca
hasDeity Bachué
Bochica
Chaquén
Chibchacum
Chía
Cuchavira
Furachogua
Guahaioque
Huitaca
Nemcatacoa
linked to: Nencatacoa

Nencatacoa
Sué
hasMainDeity Chiminigagua
hasRitual calendar-based ceremonies
child sacrifice
divination by priests
human sacrifice
offerings of gold and emeralds
pilgrimage to sacred sites
ritual bathing in sacred lakes
hasRitualSpecialist iraca
ogquesa
xeques
hasSacredSite Chía Moon Temple
Lake Guatavita
Lake Iguaque
Lake Tota
Sugamuxi Sun Temple
Tequendama Falls
hasSymbol emeralds as sacred stones
gold as sacred metal
influencedBy Andean religious traditions
practicedBy Muisca people
linked to: Muisca
practicedIn Altiplano Cundiboyacense
Colombian Andes
Muisca Confederation
linked to: Muisca
timePeriod pre-Columbian era
usesCalendar Muisca calendar

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

Balsa Muisca associatedWith Muisca religion
Muisca golden raft religion Muisca religion
zaque religionContext Muisca religion
Iraca religion Muisca religion
subject linked to: iraca
Sué pantheon Muisca pantheon
linked to: Muisca religion
Bochica religion Muisca religion
Bochica mythology Muisca mythology
linked to: Muisca religion
Bachué religion MuiscaReligion
linked to: Muisca religion
Bachué mythology MuiscaMythology
linked to: Muisca religion
Bachué appearsIn MuiscaCreationMyths
linked to: Muisca religion
Bachué influenced MuiscaCosmogony
linked to: Muisca religion
Chibchacum pantheon Muisca pantheon
linked to: Muisca religion
tunjos offeredTo Muisca deities
linked to: Muisca religion
Lake Iguaque religiousTradition Muisca religion
Lake Iguaque associatedWith Muisca mythology
linked to: Muisca religion
Suamox associatedWithMythology Muisca mythology
linked to: Muisca religion
City of the Sun hasCulturalContext Muisca religion
Sugamuxi religion Muisca religion
subject linked to: Sugamuxi (Muisca high priest)
Museo Arqueológico Suamox subjectOf Muisca religion
Museo Arqueológico Suamox subjectOf Muisca mythology
linked to: Muisca religion
Muisca lunisolar calendar partOf Muisca religion
Muisca lunisolar calendar partOf Muisca cosmology
linked to: Muisca religion
Chía (sacred city of the Moon) influencedBy Muisca mythology
linked to: Muisca religion
Muisca language associatedReligion Muisca religion
Muysccubun usedIn Muisca religion
Iraca Valley hasCulturalAssociationWith Muisca religion
El Infiernito associatedWith Muisca religion
Ubaque Lake religion Muisca religion
Ubaque Lake associatedWith Muisca mythology
linked to: Muisca religion
Iguaque Lake religiousTradition Muisca religion
Balsa de El Dorado associatedWith Muisca religion
El Dorado ceremony linkedBelief Muisca cosmology
linked to: Muisca religion