[Inca] Please, don't make Pachamama a main Inca deity

Age of Mythology: Retold Discussion
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Hi everyone,
As someone very interested in Inca history, I wanted to raise a point regarding the portrayal of Inca mythology in the game.

Please don’t make Pachamama a main deity for the Inca civilization. Historically, Pachamama was a minor earth spirit, important in rural worship, but never a principal deity in the state religion of the Inca Empire.

The true main creator deities in the Inca pantheon were:

  • Wiracocha (Wiraqucha): the supreme creator god
  • Kon: god of Chaos, rain and wind
  • Pachacamac: a major creator god worshiped along the coast and absorbed into the Inca religion

Even Inti, the sun god, despite being heavily promoted by the state, was not the highest god. After the theological reform of Pachacutec, Viracocha was placed above all, including Inti.

So for historical consistency and depth, I suggest that Viracocha, Kon, and Pachacamac be the main deities for the Inca pantheon in AoM Retold. That would give players a more authentic and rich experience of Andean cosmology.

Thanks for reading!

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If what you’re saying is even semi-true (which I don’t know) I don’t see why they would make Pachamama super important.
The way you describe it, it sounds like them making Thetis a major goddess for the Greeks. That’s not gonna happen either. At least not as long as candidates like Demeter and Hestia exist.