Chía (goddess)

Chía
Moon
Member of Muisca religion
Statue of Chía in Chía
Major cult center	Moon Temple, Chía
Planet	Moon
Consort	Sué (Sun)
Greek equivalent	Selene
Roman equivalent	Luna
Region	Altiplano Cundiboyacense Colombia
Ethnic group	Muisca

The goddess Chía (from the Chibcha language "the one who is like the moon"), is a triple goddess in the religion of the Muisca who inhabited the Altiplano Cundiboyacense in pre-Columbian times. Of central importance to the pantheon, she was worshipped across various Muisca lands. In one of her many functions, Chía was considered to be the patron deity of the Zipa ruler, who governed the territory encompassing what is now Bogotá. Her ceremonial center was located in or around the city of Chía, Cundinamarca, which was aptly named after the goddess.

The chyquys; priests of the sacred calendar, were in charge of the ceremonies dedicated to the goddess, which included offerings of gold and ceramic artwork.

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Muisca

Geography	Ocetá Páramo Altiplano Cundiboyacense Bogotá savanna river wetlands Tenza Valley Flora & fauna

History	Prehistory (<10,000 BP) Lithic (10,000 - 2800 BP) El Abra Tibitó Tequendama P. del Tunjo Checua Aguazuque Lake Herrera El Infiernito Herrera (800 BC - 800) Confederation (~1450 - 1540)

Conquest	List of conquistadors Gonzalo de Quesada Hernán de Quesada Gonzalo Suárez Rendón Juan de Céspedes Baltasar Maldonado Juan de San Martín Lázaro Fonte Miguel Holguín y Figueroa Pedro Fernández de Valenzuela Ortún Velázquez de Velasco Bartolomé Camacho Zambrano Gonzalo Macías Luis Lanchero Martín Galeano Conquest of the Chibchan Nations

Topics	Agriculture Architecture Art Astronomy Calendar Cuisine Chicha Economy Mummies Music Muysccubun Duit Numerals Toponyms Myths El Dorado Raft Religion Tunjo Tejo Warfare Battles of Pasca (~1470) Chocontá (~1490) Women Zoratama The Salt People Zipaquirá Nemocón Tausa

Deities	Chiminigagua Bachué Chía Sué Bochica Huitaca Chibchacum Cuchavira Nencatacoa Chaquén Chibafruime Guahaioque

Sacred sites	Built Sun Temple Moon Temple Cojines del Zaque Goranchacha Temple Hunzahúa Well Natural Fúquene Guatavita Iguaque Siecha Suesca Tota Monster Tequendama Falls

Northern rulers	zaque of Hunza Hunzahúa Michuá Quemuenchatocha Aquiminzaque iraca of Suamox Nompanim Sugamuxi tundama of Tundama

Southern rulers	zipa of Bacatá Meicuchuca Saguamanchica Nemequene Tisquesusa Sagipa cacique of Turmequé Diego de Torres y Moyachoque

Neighbours	Chibcha-speaking U'wa Sutagao Guane Lache Arawak-speaking Achagua Tegua Guayupe Cariban-speaking Panche Muzo Yarigui

Research and collections	List of scholars Acosta De Aguado Arango Broadbent De Castellanos Celis Correal Duquesne Freyle Friede Gamboa Groot Hammen Humboldt Izquierdo Langebaek De Lugo Ocampo De Piedrahita De Quesada Reichel-Dolmatoff Schrimpff Simón Triana Uricoechea Zerda Research institutes Publications El Carnero Elegías de varones ilustres de Indias‎ Musea Museo del Oro Sogamoso Pasca

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Chía (goddess)

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