Inti

(noun)

The central Sun god the Inca worshipped. He represented abundance, harvests, and fertility, and was considered more important than any other deity worshipped in the region.

Related Terms

Examples of Inti in the following topics:

  • Religion in the Inca Empire

    • The Inca religious system utilized oral traditions to pass down the mythology of their Sun god, Inti.
    • The high priest of Inti was called the Willaq Umu.
    • Each province also had a temple with male and female priests worshipping the Inti cult.
    • The ruling Inca often incorporated these deities into the Inti cosmos.
    • This image of Inti appears at the center of Argentina's modern-day flag.

  • Potentials and Charged Conductors

    • $\Delta U = - \int_i^f \!
    • $\Delta (qV) = - \int_i^f \!
    • $\Delta V = - \int_i^f \!

  • Metalwork of the Inca

    • The Inca people's reverence of gold, in particular, has much to do with their worship of the sun and the sun god Inti.

  • Architecture of the Inca

    • Its three primary structures are the Inti Watana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows.
    • The Coricancha ("Golden Temple" or "Temple of the Sun," named for the gold plates covering its walls) was the most important sanctuary dedicated to the Inti (the Sun God) during the Inca Empire.

  • Machu Picchu

    • The Sacred District contains the archaeological treasures of the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun and the Room of the Three Windows, all dedicated to Inti, their sun god and greatest deity.

  • The Spanish Conquest and Its Effects on Incan Art

    • For instance, the Convent of Santo Domingo was built over the Coricancha ("Golden Temple" or "Temple of the Sun," named for the gold plates covering its walls), which had been the most important sanctuary dedicated to the Inti (the Sun God) during the Inca Empire.