Mama Zara - Goddess of grain. - Inca Goddess

Mama Zara - Goddess of grain.

Mama Zara ("maize mother") (Mama Sara, Saramama) is the Goddess of grain and fertility. She was associated with maize that grew in multiples or were strangely shaped. Dolls were sometimes made from these plants and dressed as Mama Sara in a robe and shawl.

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Area of Influence:
Grain, Fertility

Pantheon: Inca

Abode: Fields

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Element: Earth

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Plant/Tree: Maize, Willow Tree

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Inca - Gods and Goddesses

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