Sué
Muisca · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Sun god of the Muisca, worshipped at Suamox (Sogamoso) and consort of the moon goddess Chía.
Domains
- sun
Powers
- Light and warm the world as the daytime sun
Epithets
- Sué The Sun god, lord of Sogamoso and of Bacatá (whence the name of the city)Fray Pedro Simón, Noticias historiales (primary)
Relations
- spouse: ChíaReciprocal of muisca_chia.spouse — Moon goddess and wife of the sun Sue; the two head the Muisca sky cult, she at Chia, he at Suamox.Pedro Simon, Noticias Historiales de las Conquistas de Tierra Firme (1626) (primary)
Sources
- existence: Pedro Simón, Noticias historiales (c.1625); Castellanos, Elegías (1589) (primary)