He Myth of Kon is the representation of the creation from the perspective of the old Peruvian mythology, proper of the cultures Paracas and Nazca.
The understanding of the Peruvian culture largely supposes the knowledge about the deity in which the author of the creation of the world for the civilization of the children of the sun, the god Kon.
The god Kon
The god Kon was described as a flying creature without bones or flesh, but in human form, owner of a fearsome force that made by just flapping its wings could collapse houses and end fields.
A being of peace that helped humans to survive in the dense jungle, giving them water for their crops and promoting the prosperity of the people.
Kon emerged from the seas and created the world
In ancient times the god Kon, son of the Sun, arrived from the North to the Peruvian coast.
Flying with a large feline mask, carrying food, trophy heads, and a staff, the Oculous god, with just uttering his mighty words, flattened mounds, cut valleys, and created the world.
He inhabited the coastal lands of plants, animals and human beings, who would inhabit them and enjoy all their goodness and delicious fruits without having to do any work. Instead, he asked for their veneration and offerings in gratitude.
But the humans, feeling self-sufficient, forgot their god and with it their promise to offer him.
This unleashed Kon's fury at them and as punishment deprived them of the rains by turning their productive lands into infertile, barren fields.
He left only a few rivers, which only those who worked hard could do.
The defeat of Kon
From far south lands came the also son of the Sun, the god Pachacámac, owner of a force superior to the one of Kon.
The confrontation of both gods gave the victory to Pachacámac. Kon was exiled, tells the myth that ascended to the sky and was never heard of him again.
Pachacámac destroyed the work of Kon, turned into monkeys, lizards and foxes to the humans that Kon had created and sent them to the Andes.
But the overcoming god was kind and his heart merciful. That is why he created other men and beautiful women to be his companions. A new and definitive generation of humans who were granted fresh soil and abundant fruits.
Reflection on the Myth of Kon
The myth of Kon is about two gods and two successive creations, that when they left they left as main gods but not creators to the Sun and the Moon.
It is the representation of two civilizing currents coming from opposite poles whose victory corresponded to the god Pachacámac.
The importance of these supernatural entities (Kon and Pachacámac) for the Nazca civilization results from being attributed to them the responsibility of the first inhabitants of the Peruvian jungles.
The myth of Kon is a bulwark of Peruvian cultural heritage. The Aboriginal people invoke this deity for the protection of their crops, which is why they are still paying tribute in the present day.
References
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- Pease Y.G., Franklin (1973) The Andean creator God. Retrieved from Institutional Repositorio of the Ministry of Culture of Peru: Repositorio.cultura.gob.pe.
- Rivera A., Juan (2012) Mythology in the Andes. Obtained from Ebrary: Ebrary.com.