Inca Religion

The Incas believed that the god Viracocha created the earth, stars, and all living things. They believed that he created the moon and the sun by plucking them from an island in Lake Titicaca. Inti, the god of sun was another important god. Officially, the Inca ruler or Sapa Inca was the “Son of the Sun,” a direct descendant of the sun god, and when he died he returned to the sun. The largest Inca religious event each year was the multi-day Inti Raymi festival.