Chiminigagua
deity sky Muisca single tradition · 3
Chiminigagua created light and the world. After this creation, he created Chía and Sué to represent the Moon and the Sun respectively.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- Historical notes
- Depicted in the reconstructed Sun Temple of Sogamoso based on archaeological findings from 1942.
Relationships
Sources
wikipedia (3)
Source passages
“After the creation of light and the world by Chiminigagua he created Chía and Sué to represent the Moon and the Sun respectively.”
#17304 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The symbols in the dome tell the story of the creation of the Earth by Chiminigagua, the Supreme Being of the Muisca.”
#17779 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Chía and Sué were the first generation of deities, created by Chiminigagua, in which they both illuminated light for earth.”
#18630 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001