Religions of the Inca

The Inca was a very religious Empire. They were polytheists, meaning they worshipped more than one god. Viracocha is the name of the god who created everything in the Andes and its people. Another important god in Inti, the sun god, who they believed was their parent, so Incas referred to themselves as Children of the Sun or People of the Sun. Viracocha and Inti have the highest importance in the Incan religion. Like the Aztecs and the Mayas, they had worshipped many gods, and practiced human sacrifice. They built temples in the shape of a pyramid, with a large staircase down the middle. Often, the rooftop was covered in grass. Incas placed their temples as high up as possible, to be closer to god. The image below is a statue of Inti.

The Sun God, Inti