Religion:Wayra Tata
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Short description: Quechua and Aymara wind god
Wayra Tata ("Father of Wind"),[1] also transliterated as Huayra-tata, was a god worshipped by the Puruhá Quechuas[1] and Aymaras of the Bolivian[2] and Peruvian[3] Andes prior to European colonization.
The god was represented as a human figure with two heads and serpents coiled around him from head to foot.[2] He was associated with hurricane winds and fertilizing rains,[2] and was believed to manifest in the form of wind, especially whirlwind.[1]
The 1968 Huayra Pronello Ford and the 2011 Pagani Huayra sports cars were named after the god.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wilbert, Johannes (1996). Mindful of Famine: Religious Climatology of the Warao Indians. Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-945454-10-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mundkur, Balaji (1983). The cult of the serpent: an interdisciplinary survey of its manifestations and origins. SUNY Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-87395-631-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=PDkuiPhZJr0C&pg=PA74.
- ↑ Morel, Héctor V.; Dalí Moral, José (1987). Diccionario mitológico americano. Editorial Kier. p. 67. ISBN 978-950-17-0327-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=RWxzRcDWzWYC&pg=PA67.
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