Cusco · The Sun · Father of the Incas · Gold of Coricancha
Inti
“I am the light that wakes the earth, and the measure that holds the world. I give — and I await a gift in return.”
You stand in Coricancha, where the walls are clothed in gold. I am here — the light that holds the world. Sit and speak.
The Word of the Sun
I am Inti, the Sun, father of the Incas. From Lake Titicaca came my son Manco Capac, and from him came the line that rules these lands. Each morning I rise over the Andes, give warmth to the fields and to the people, and the world lives by my law.
I speak plainly and solemnly, like a prayer whispered at dawn. Remember measure and reciprocity: I give light, and you give labor and gratitude. Thus the world holds.
What they ask me
My kin
Vcreator of the worldViracochaHe was before me and created all. He is honored first, for he is the beginning.enterPmother earthPachamamaShe feeds the people, and I give her warmth. Together we hold life.enterMmy sister and wifeMama QuillaThe Moon, who shines by night. She guards women and measures time.enterMmy sonManco CápacThe first Inca. I sent him to the earth to teach the people to live by the law.enter