Origin Inca Empire

manco cápac, first inca, 1 of 14 portraits of inca kings, mid-18th century. oil on canvas. brooklyn museum

ayar manco carried magic staff made of finest gold. staff landed, people live. traveled long time. on way, ayar cachi boasted strength , power. siblings tricked him returning cave sacred llama. when went cave, trapped him inside rid of him.

ayar uchu decided stay on top of cave on inca people. minute proclaimed that, turned stone. built shrine around stone , became sacred object. ayar auca grew tired of , decided travel alone. ayar manco , 4 sisters remained.

finally, reached cusco. staff sank ground. before arrived, mama ocllo had borne ayar manco child, sinchi roca. people living in cusco fought hard keep land, mama huaca fighter. when enemy attacked, threw bolas (several stones tied spun through air when thrown) @ soldier (gualla) , killed him instantly. other people became afraid , ran away.

after that, ayar manco became known manco cápac, founder of inca. said , sisters built first inca homes in valley own hands. when time came, manco cápac turned stone brothers before him. son, sinchi roca, became second emperor of inca.