| CUPAY:
The Inca (originating from what is now Peru, Ecuador, and parts of Chile,
Bolivia, and Argentina) believe that evil souls must face Cupay, the vicious
god of death. Cupay lives in a dark cavern inside the earth and feeds
on the spirits of the dead. He is a greedy deity whose lust for evil
is insatiable, and he is ever trying to increase the size of his kingdom.
He obtains souls by tricking humans into killing each other and committing
other atrocities, thereby assuring their damnation.
Cupay is considered extremely evil; some
legends say he demanded frequent human sacrifice. Early Christian
missionaries called him the equivalent of the DEVIL and his realm the Inca
counterpart of hell. (o)
Resource List - all entries are taken verbatim from
the original source:
(o) "The Encyclopedia of Hell." Miriam
Van Scott. St. Martin's Press. ©1998
|
