I've decided to split my "Saturn: The Demon Deity Unveiled" post into separate posts, mainly due to the weird fact that I cannot seem to edit that post anymore. Maybe I added too much stuff to that post? Either way, I hope that splitting that massive post up will be easier for people to read.
Lake Titicaca by Stefan Tomic (Rushby, 2024):
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Viracocha was the "creator deity originally worshipped by the pre-Inca inhabitants of Peru and later assimilated into the Inca pantheon," (Encyclopaedia Britannica, Viracocha, para. 1). He appeared on Lake Titicaca, where "Darkness reigned as neither the sun nor moon had been created," (Salles-Reese, 1997, p. 53). He later created the sun, moon, "the rest of the heavens and the earth," with "giants and mankind, along with animals and all things," (Encyclopaedia Britannica, Viracocha, para. 1) (Salles-Reese, 1997, p. 53). Viracocha created humans with clay, and taught them culture and survival. He later sent a flood to destroy humans because they didn't follow his laws. A few humans managed to survive though. It is said that Viracocha was a distant god, leaving other gods in control of the world (Salles-Reese, 1997, p. 53) (Encyclopaedia Britannica, Viracocha, para. 2). Viracocha was a water god, and was described as "an old man with a beard (a symbol of water gods) and a long robe and carrying a staff," (Encyclopaedia Britannica, Viracocha, para. 1) (Salles-Reese, 1997, p. 54).
Viracocha is identical to Ea, and Atum. Therefore, he was the Saturn of South America.
Links:
Encyclopaedia Britannica. Viracocha:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Viracocha
Salles-Reese (1997) (P. 53):
