TYPE: Moon Goddess
ORIGIN: Inca (Pre-Columbian South America) [Peru]
INFORMATION: The consort of the sun god Inti, she is important in the calculation of time and regulating the Inca festival calendar. The Indians consider that an eclipse of the moon is a time of great danger, caused by a mountain lion or snake eating the moon, and perform a ritual making as much noise as possible to frighten the predator off.