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The principal beliefs concerning the origins of the universe: The Incas believed that the god Viracocha Pachayachaci, which means 'Creator of all Things', was the one that created the earth, stars and all of the living things. [2] He was the one that created the moon and the sun by taking them from an island in Lake Titicaca. The Incas believed that, along with Viracocha, another important god was Inti, the god of sun. The Inca ruler, also known as Sapa Inca meaning 'son of the sun', who was believed to be a direct descendent of the sun god, Inti. When the ruler would die he would return to the sun.

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