ID: 901001760 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001760	Record Type: Character/Person

	Inti (Inca deity)

Note: In Inca religion, the sun god; he was believed to be the ancestor of the Incas. Inti was at the head of the state cult, and his worship was imposed throughout the Inca empire. He was usually represented in human form, his face portrayed as a gold disk from which rays and flames extended. Inti’s sister and consort was the moon, Mama-Kilya (or Mama-Quilla), who was portrayed as a silver disk with human features. Among the 20th-century Quechua people, Inti is occasionally confused with Christ or God.

Names:

	Inti (Inca deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Apu Inti (Inca deity) (undetermined,U,N)
	Apu-punchau (Inca deity) (undetermined,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

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

Related Iconography:

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

Other Relationships:

	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)

	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)

	is personification of .... sun (star)
	.....(stars (extraterrestrial bodies), extraterrestrial bodies, natural landscapes, landscapes (environments), Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name), Built Environment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

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

Sources:

	Inti (Inca deity)
	................Maya, Inca, Aztec online (2000-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................Cobo, Inca Religion and Customs (2010)
	................Dumbarton Oaks online (2002-)
	Apu Inti (Inca deity)
	................Cobo, Inca Religion and Customs (2010)
	Apu-punchau (Inca deity)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Inti," accessed 16 June 2017
	................ Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inti#/media/File:Pachacuteckoricancha.jpg