Weather god. Inca (pre-Columbian South America) [Peru, etc]. Also perceived as a thunder god, he became syncretized with Santiago, the patron saint of Spain. The Indians called Spanish firearms Ilyapa. Also Inti-Ilyapa; Coqi-Ilya; Illapa; Katoylla.
Tag: Weather god
ADAD (wind)
ORIGIN Mesopotamian (Babylonian-Akkadian).
Weather god.
KNOWN PERIOD OF WORSHIP circa 1900 BC or earlier to circa 200 BC.
SYNONYMS Ramman (thunder); IS ˇKUR (Sumerian).
CENTER(S) OF CULT Karakara and at Aleppo and Mari [Syria].