MYTHOLOGY
Moche and Chimu culture were the most important in the north of Peru, and they ruled before the inca's conquered. These cultures had a rich mythology that last until our days.
1.- Ai Apaec
Known as the "Punisher God". Ai Apaec was the chief deity of the Mochica culture, the most deadly and the most worshiped god. He was also known as the "beheader".
This God demanded a lot of human sacrifices, and he used to decapitate both his enemies and his own people, usually young prist from the temple of the sun and moon.
Ai Apaec was portrayed in many different ways. In metallurgy he took the form of a spider with 8 paws and an humanoid face with jaguar fangs.
In Ceramics he takes the shape of a warrior, with heads on each hand and snakes pouring out of his necks.
2.- Naylamp
The "Funding God". According to the leyend Naylamp God came from the sea in botes and taught civilization how to work the land and the sea.
When Naylamp landed in the north, the first thing he did was building up a temple for an idol he brought.
Many of the representations shows him as a God related to the sea, sailing in a boat in form of a giant snake with a humanoid float next to him.
3.- The owl god
Also known as the God of the Death or Fur, he was the Lord of the night and the arms.
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