The Myth of Kon is the representation of creation from the perspective of ancient Peruvian mythology, specifically of the Paracas and Nazca cultures.
The understanding of the Peruvian culture supposes to a large extent the knowledge about the deity in which the authorship of the creation of the world falls for the civilization of the children of the sun, the god Kon.
The god Kon
The god Kon was described as a flying creature without bones or flesh, but in human form, possessing a fearsome force that made it possible for just flapping his wings to collapse houses and destroy farmlands.
A being of peace who helped humans to survive in the dense jungle, providing them with water for their crops and promoting the prosperity of the peoples.
Kon emerged from the seas and created the world
In ancient times the god Kon, son of the Sun, came from the North to the Peruvian coast.
Flying with a large feline mask, carrying food, trophy heads and a staff, the God Oculado by simply speaking his powerful words flattened mounds, cut valleys and created the world.
He populated the coastal lands with plants, animals and human beings, who would inhabit them and enjoy all their benefits and delicious fruits without having to do any work. In return, she asked for their veneration and offerings in gratitude.
But humans, feeling self-sufficient, forgot their god and with it their promise to offer him.
This unleashed Kon's fury against them and as punishment deprived them of the rains, turning their productive lands into barren and barren fields.
It only left a few rivers, which could only be reached by those who tried hard to do so.
Kon's defeat
From distant lands to the south came the also son of the Sun, the god Pachacámac, owner of a force superior to that of Kon.
The confrontation of both gods gave victory to Pachacámac. Kon was banished, the myth tells that he ascended to heaven and was never heard from again.
Pachacámac destroyed Kon's work, turned the humans Kon created into monkeys, lizards and foxes, and sent them to the Andes.
But the victorious god was kind and his heart merciful. That is why he created other men and beautiful women to be his companions. A new and definitive generation of humans to whom she granted the fresh earth and its abundant fruits.
Reflection on the Myth of Kon
The myth of Kon is about two gods and two successive creations, which when they retired left the Sun and the Moon as main gods but not creators.
It is the representation of two civilizing currents from opposite poles whose victory corresponded to the god Pachacámac.
The importance of these supernatural entities (Kon and Pachacámac) for the Nazca civilization results from being attributed the responsibility of the first inhabitants of the Peruvian jungles.
The myth of Kon is a bulwark of Peruvian cultural heritage. The aboriginal people invoke this deity for the protection of their crops, which is why in current times they still pay tribute to him.
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