Urcuchillay

Urcuchillay, sometimes spelled as Urcachillay,^[1] was a god worshiped by Incan herders, believed to be a multicolored male llama who watched over animals.^[2] It was said to be the incarnation of the constellation Lyra,^[3] as Urcuchillay was the name given to both the constellation and the deity.^[4]

References

^ Freeman, Benjamin, ed. (13 July 2022). "AP WORLD PEOPLE TO KNOW". Freemanpedia. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
^ D'Altroy, Terence N. (2002). The Incas. The Peoples of America. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-631-17677-0.
^ Prieto, Andres I. (2011-03-28). Missionary Scientists: Jesuit Science in Spanish South America, 1570-1810. Vanderbilt University Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-8265-1744-9.
^ Dahle, H. "Orion raising over petroglyphs". European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 2023-06-18.

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[1] Freeman, Benjamin, ed. (13 July 2022). "AP WORLD PEOPLE TO KNOW". Freemanpedia. Retrieved 2023-06-18.

[2] D'Altroy, Terence N. (2002). The Incas. The Peoples of America. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 978-0-631-17677-0.

[3] Prieto, Andres I. (2011-03-28). Missionary Scientists: Jesuit Science in Spanish South America, 1570-1810. Vanderbilt University Press. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-8265-1744-9.

[4] Dahle, H. "Orion raising over petroglyphs". European Southern Observatory. Retrieved 2023-06-18.

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