<P> Inti is the ancient Incan sun god . He is revered as the national patron of the Inca state . Although most consider Inti the sun god, he is more appropriately viewed as a cluster of solar aspects, since the Inca divided his identity according to the stages of the sun . Worshiped as a patron deity of the Inca Empire, he is of unknown mythological origin . The most common story says that he is the son of Viracocha, the god of civilization . </P> <P> Inti and his sister, Mama Killa, the Moon goddess were generally considered benevolent deities . Mama Killa supposedly gave birth to their child . Their court is served by the Rainbow, the Pleiades, Venus, and others. The founding Inca ancestor, known as Manco Cápac, was thought to have been the son of Inti . According to an ancient myth, Inti taught his son Manco Cápac and his daughter Mama Ocllo the arts of civilization and they were sent to earth to pass this . Another legend, however, states Manco Cápac was the son of Viracocha . </P>

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