The cosmic serpent (Aymara katari, Quechua amaru): a great two-headed underground serpent of water associated with sudden violent change and the renewal of the cosmic order, linking the earthly and spirit worlds.
Domains
serpent water renewal
underworld passage
Powers
Bring sudden violent change and join the worlds
Sources
Andean ethnography; Aymara katari = Quechua amaru, serpent of the Akapacha