Amaru

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