Inti is the Quechua name of the Inca sun god honored during Inti Raymi at the June solstice.
In Inca religion, Inti was the sun deity and one of the empire’s most important divine figures. The name is also connected with the Quechua word for “sun,” while Inti Raymi means the Festival of Inti or Festival of the Sun. The ceremony marked the winter solstice in the Southern Hemisphere, when daylight begins increasing again.
Historically, Inti Raymi was held in Cusco and served both religious and political purposes. It honored the sun, sought prosperity and agricultural well-being, and reinforced the authority of the Sapa Inca, who was regarded as Inti’s representative on Earth. The Spanish colonial government suppressed the ceremony in the sixteenth century.
The modern public celebration was reconstructed in Cusco in 1944 and is staged each June. Mama Quilla was the moon goddess, Pachamama represented Mother Earth, and Viracocha was a creator deity, so none is the canonical answer to this question.