Talk:Bochica

A fact from Bochica appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 April 2008, and was viewed approximately 2,717 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that according to Muisca mythology, Bochica (statue pictured) saved his people from a flood by creating the Tequendama Falls with a strike from his staff? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2008/April.

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Text and/or other creative content from this version of Sua (Muyscas) was copied or moved into Bochica with this edit on 00:46, 21 April 2016. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists.

Is there any reference that relates Bochica with Quetzalcoatl, any reason why is in this article some comment about how there is a quote about Mexican mythology in a Mexican book, or did another Mexican with Bart Simpson complex got jealous because they were not talking about Mexico in an article about Colombian mythology and came with an idiotic excuse to pretend they invented something they didn't even know existed and is not related to their mythology

'See also' should reference Salto del Tequendama

On the Sua page, the deity is described as "also known as Bachica". They both are solar gods, parts of the Muiscan pantheon. Cheers, ChoumX (talk) 20:15, 13 November 2013 (UTC).[reply]

Agreed with the merge; the article title is wrong anyway, using an old spelling "Muyscas" in Spanish plural where it would be "Muisca" (pl) in English. Tisquesusa (talk) 21:26, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

 Done --Sam Sailor ^Talk! 01:01, 21 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The sources that identify Sua with Bochica all seem fringe, eg[1] by an author who thinks Peru was an Indian colongy. Muisca religion and mythology What I do find is sources stating that Sua is the word for sun or "day" as opposed to night.is a University of Chicago publication. Sadly I don't read Spanish or might be able to find better sources. Doug Weller talk 09:32, 21 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that, Doug Weller, I will try to find more sources and see what they say. Sam Sailor ^Talk! 10:36, 21 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]