Apedia

Apu Mountain Nature Sacred God Spirit Tutelary Peaks

Hanan Runasimi apu
Ima simi s.(mit)
English mountain god; superior spirit or deity; mountain spirit; supreme being; god; the tutelary nature deity of a village or region, inhabiting the peaks of the highest mountain; classically there are twelve tutelary mountain spirits of Qosqo City: Apu Ausangate, Apu Salkantay, Mama Simona, Apu Pikol, Apu Manuel Pinta, Apu Wanakauri, Apu Pachatusan, Apu Pijchu, Apu Saqsaywaman, Apu Wiraqochan, Apu Pukin, Apu Senq'a. Apus are generally considered male nature energies, except for a few aberrant females like Mama Simona in Qosqo, Veronica in the Sacred Valley, and Putukusi in Machu Pijchu; sacred mountain peak; energy spirits of nature that live in the mountains, generally masculine in aspect; mountain spirit; most sacred places and highest mountain peaks
Espanol dios montano; espíritu o divinidad superior; deidad andina; divinidad de la naturaleza; dios

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