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THE LEGEND OF THE BIRTH OF THE INKA EMPIRE
- As ancient cultures, Peru and India share a similar cosmovision which meaningfully departs from western perspectives, offering a holistic worldview deeply interlinked with the fabric of nature and the cosmos, in which myth and legends are deeply rooted. This perspective emphasizes unity over separation, interconnecting a pattern where humans, mountains, rivers, and stars are all integral parts of a unified whole.
- Many myths and legends were known around the Inca Empire, stories full of magic and mysticism. One of the oldest and most fantastic stories is
- the one that tells us how the Inka Empire was founded
- “AYAR, The Inka’s Legend” highlights the strong connection between the Inka Empire stories and nature, showcasing the importance of courage and determination in facing challenges. The story is narrated in a graphic full color novel, volumes 1 and 2, with 104 pages, each.
- The Legend of the Ayar Brothers
- The Inca Empire, also called Tawantinsuyo, rose from the Peruvian highlands sometime in the early 13th century. It has a fantastic legend about its origin story at the hands of four brothers that tells how the city of Cuzco – the capital of the Inka Empire – was founded.
- Legend has it that at the end of the great flood, which devastated the land “Tampu Tocco”, four brothers appeared with their wives: Ayar Manco and Mama Ocllo, Ayar Cachi and Mama Cora, Ayar Uchu and Mama Rahua and Ayar Auca and Mama Huaco; they, along with ten “ayllus” (Inca organization that groups 10 families) undertook a long journey in search of fertile lands where they could settle.
- Of the 4 brothers, Ayar Cachi was the strongest. He had a slingshot that could sling stones that reached the skies, and made it rain and created thunder. His 3 brothers were jealous and feared him and devised a plan to get rid of him. The plan consisted of enticing Ayar Cachi to enter a cave in search of food, and when he did, his brothers locked him inside by blocking the entrance of the cave with a big stone.
- The remaining 3 brothers kept to the path they were on, arriving at a Mountain called Huanacaure, where they found a stone Idol with the same name as the hill. The 3 brothers and their wives entered this place of worship with a lot of fear, but one of them, Ayar Uchu, challenged the Idol, and was turned into stone.
- Ayar Manco and Ayar Auca continued their journey, regretting the loss of their two brothers, but also with the conviction of finding those coveted lands. Sometime during their trip, in order to search for a place to live with his brother, Ayar Auca grew wings and flew over the Pampa del Sol (the Sun settlement). When he landed, he turned into stone, leaving Ayar Manco as the sole representative of his brothers.
- It was the only remaining brother Ayar Manco, who arrived to the city of Cusco, where at last he found the right place to settle down after sinking the golden rod that was delivered to him by his father and God, Inti (the Sun), thus founding the Inca Empire, Tawantinsuyo.
- The interpretation of this legend is that war and the battle of the strongest is an eternal constant for all humankind. In the case of the Incas, the one who survived received the enormous responsibility of founding and leading the Empire.