Quri Sisa
| Full name | Quri Sisa |
|---|---|
| House | Ancient Wechua royal line |
| Titles |
Princess of the Wechua royal house Guardian of Yucay |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
Quri Sisa (Wechua for "golden blossom") is a legendary princess of the ancient Wechua royal line, venerated in the Faith of Inti as the guardian wak'a of the town of Yucay in the Wechua Nation. Known through oral tradition rather than the documented record, she is remembered as an early member of the royal house who made the valley of Yucay her retreat and asked to be laid to rest there. Her preserved remains are enshrined at Quri Wasi, the royal lodge at Yucay, where her cult is maintained.
Tradition
Wechua tradition holds that Quri Sisa loved the temperate valley of Yucay above the colder highland seats of the royal house, and withdrew there whenever she could. At her death she was interred at the lodge that became Quri Wasi, and her enshrinement is said to have begun the guardian cult observed there ever since. No dates attach to her in the tradition, which places her in the deep past of the Wechua monarchy rather than among its documented rulers.
Veneration
In the Faith of Inti, a preserved ancestor of standing is itself a wak'a, a sacred thing charged with power, and Quri Sisa is held to remain present and active in the valley she loved. Her shrine at Quri Wasi is tended by a resident paqo, and the household of the Marquessate of Yucay maintains the offering cult through the reciprocity of ayni. The guardian's favor is believed to keep the valley fertile and to shield the royal family who make Yucay their home. Consistent with wider Intian practice, her veneration honors the long-dead rather than offering up the living.
