Inti
Ringkasan
Inti adalah dewa matahari Inca kuno yang dimuliakan sebagai pelindung negara Inca. Ia umumnya dianggap dewa yang murah hati, meski dapat murka.
Inti is the ancient Inca sun god, revered as the national patron of the Inca state. He was generally considered benevolent, although he could be angered.
Kisah dan tradisi
Inti adalah dewa matahari Inca kuno dan dimuliakan sebagai pelindung negara Inca. Sebagian besar orang menganggapnya dewa matahari, tetapi ia lebih tepat dipandang sebagai gugusan aspek surya, karena bangsa Inca membagi identitasnya menurut tahap-tahap matahari, menjadi tiga subkompleks: ayah, putra, dan saudara. Ia dianggap mahakuasa sekaligus murah hati, namun dapat menunjukkan murkanya lewat gerhana matahari. Menurut kepercayaan yang paling umum, Inti lahir dari Viracocha; sumber lain menyebut Viracocha menciptakan matahari dari sebuah pulau di Danau Titicaca. Inti juga disebut saudara dan, menurut sumber lain, suami Quilla, dewi bulan. Penguasa Inca menganggap diri keturunan langsungnya dan penguasa Inca dipandang sebagai perwakilan hidupnya, sedangkan Manco Capac dipercaya diajari atau malah putranya. Kuil Coricancha di Cuzco dipersembahkan kepada Inti, dan ia dipuja terutama pada festival Inti Raymi. Pachacuti sering dikaitkan dengan asal dan perluasan Kultus Matahari Inca. Salah satu persembahan yang paling umum adalah llama putih. Dalam seni, ia jarang digambarkan; bila ada, wujudnya berupa patung emas, cakram matahari, atau topeng emas, dan salah satu patung menampilkannya sebagai anak kecil duduk bernama Punchao.
Inti is the ancient Inca sun god, held up as patron of the Inca state. Most people regard him as the sun god, yet he is better seen as a cluster of solar aspects, since the Inca split his identity along the stages of the sun into three sub-complexes: father, son and brother. He was thought all-powerful and generous, yet able to show anger through solar eclipses. The most common belief was that Inti was born of Viracocha, though another source says Viracocha made the sun from an island on Lake Titicaca. Inti is also called the brother of Quilla, goddess of the moon, and by another source her husband. Inca rulers saw themselves as his direct descendants and the Inca ruler was regarded as his living representative, while Manco Capac was believed to have been taught by him or even to be his son. The Coricancha temple at Cuzco was dedicated to Inti, and he was worshipped above all at the Inti Raymi festival. Pachacuti is often linked with the origin and spread of the Inca Sun Cult. White llamas were among the commonest offerings. In art he was seldom portrayed; when he was, the form was a gold statue, a sun disk or a golden mask, and one statue showed him as a small seated boy called Punchao.
Konteks budaya
Matahari penting bagi bangsa Inca, terutama penduduk dataran tinggi, karena diperlukan bagi tanaman seperti jagung; panasnya juga dianggap menyebabkan hujan.
The sun mattered to the Incas, especially highlanders, because crops such as maize depended on it, and its heat was also thought to bring rain.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Amerika Selatan (kelompok regional)
- Kawasan / Region
- Amerika Selatan
- Negara / Country
- Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina
- Era
- Cult became established under Wiraqocha Inca (c. 1425 CE) or Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui (1438-1471 CE)
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Deity
- Kemampuan / Abilities
- Menunjukkan murka lewat gerhana, Memerintah dunia sebagai perantara
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Emas dikaitkan dengan Inti karena dipercaya sebagai keringat matahari.
Gold was associated with Inti because it was believed to be the sweat of the sun.