Wayra Tata

Wayra Tata ("Father of Wind"),^[1] also transliterated as Huayra-tata, was a god worshipped by the Puruhá Quechuas^[1] and Aymaras of the Bolivian^[2] and Peruvian^[3] Andes prior to European colonization.

The god was represented as a human figure with two heads and serpents coiled around him from head to foot.^[2] He was associated with hurricane winds and fertilizing rains,^[2] and was believed to manifest in the form of wind, especially whirlwind.^[1]

The 1968 Huayra Pronello Ford and the 2011 Pagani Huayra sports cars were named after the god.

References

1. Wilbert, Johannes (1996). Mindful of Famine: Religious Climatology of the Warao Indians. Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions. p. 202. ISBN 978-0-945454-10-6.
2. Mundkur, Balaji (1983). The cult of the serpent: an interdisciplinary survey of its manifestations and origins. SUNY Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-87395-631-4.
3. Morel, Héctor V.; Dalí Moral, José (1987). Diccionario mitológico americano. Editorial Kier. p. 67. ISBN 978-950-17-0327-6.