Zupay
In the Quechua, Aymara, and Inca mythologies, Supay (from Quechua: supay "shadow"; Aymara: Supaya) was originally an ambivalent spirit, both benevolent and harmful, a denizen of the Incan netherworld (Ukhu Pacha) who might enter the world of the living as "shadow", perhaps attempting to bring someone as companion into the world of the dead.
In the authentic pre-Columbian worldview, Supay was never a "devil," nor did he rule over "demons" or "abyssal warriors," as the concepts of eternal damnation and absolute moral evil did not exist in the Andes. Supay was the supreme lord of Uku Pacha (the sacred inner world). He was a multiform, primordial force representing the shadow, the night, and the inevitable transition of death.Rather than a horrific monster, his physical depictions featuring feline fangs, large eyes, and dual-pointed headdresses resembling sacred feline ears or twisting serpents symbolised his connection to powerful earth elements: the jaguar (the sacred predator of the dark), mineral wealth, and the germinating, fertile power hidden beneath the soil. He was a revered keeper of the earth's deepest secrets and a guide for the ancestors, not a tormentor of souls. Within the subterranean realm, Supay reigned as the vital spirit of transformation and cosmic balance.
Either way, in the Spanish Christianized conception the Supay was turned more or less into the Devil or demons living in Hell.
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