Catequil (also known as: Apocatequil, Apu Catequil or Cataquillay) is a pre-Inca god of lightning. This deity appears in the data collected by the evangelists of the Augustinian order, in the area of the Huamachucos, Cajamarcas and Conchucos ethnic groups (northeast of Ancash). Apart from being a divinity associated with atmospheric phenomena, Catequil also played a primordial role as an accurate oracle. Its Inca equivalent is the god Illapa; Yana Raman, on behalf of the Yaros or Llacuaces; Tumayricapac, on behalf of the Yaros of Chinchaycocha; and Pariacaca, on behalf of the Yauyos. During the expansion of the Tahuantinsuyo, the pre-Inca gods associated with atmospheric phenomena were incorporated into the Inca pantheon as regional variants of the god Illapa..[1]
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