Uku Pacha
demonic underworld Inca single tradition · 1
Uku Pacha is equated with hell and/or the underworld. It is the lower world down there, where the wicked went. It is also called Zupaipa Huacin, which means House of the Devil.
When
- Attested period
- 1500 – 1616
- Historical notes
- Referenced in Comentarios Reales de los Incas.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Pachacámac, Zupay
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Continuing with Garcilaso, in another quote from his aforementioned work, he equates Uku Pacha with hell and/or the underworld. The respective quote is as follows:"They believed that there was another life after this one, with punishment for the wicked and rest for the good.”
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