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Mama Quilla

Mama Quilla. Nick Foland. Info. Mama Quilla is the Inca Goddess of the Moon She is the daughter of Mama Coche , the Goddess of the sea Sister/wife of Inti God of the Sun Important for the passage of time and the calender Many rituals were based on Lunar Calender. information.

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Mama Quilla

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  1. Mama Quilla Nick Foland

  2. Info • Mama Quilla is the Inca Goddess of the Moon • She is the daughter of Mama Coche, the Goddess of the sea • Sister/wife of Inti God of the Sun • Important for the passage of time and the calender • Many rituals were based on Lunar Calender

  3. information • Represented as a silver disk with a human face • Mostly imagined in human form though • Worshipped by women because she controlled menstrual cycles and marriage • Also worshipped because of her beauty

  4. Sources • http://www.goddessaday.com/mayan/mama-quilla

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