THE INCAS ORIGIN MYTHS

The Inca had 4 types of origin myths. In one of the Inca creation myths The Ayar Brothers emerged from a Cave called Pacari-Tambo, meaning "pacari," "to dawn/to be born," and Tambo meaning "inn, lodge."
The House of Production was located on the Hill called Tambo Toco, a Quechua word meaning "niche, hole or gap in the wall." It had 3 windows. The Tribe of the Maras emerged from one of the Windows (niches), called Maras-Toco. The Tribe of Tambos emerged from the other end Window (Sut'i T'oco). Manco Capac, his 3 Ayar brothers, and his 4 Mama sisters, emerged from the chief Window in the middle (Capac Toco). Then the place was flooded by Lake Titicaca. Some believe that the 8 Inca brothers and sisters came from the Tiahuanaco Culture, given the fact, that the culture was suddenly ended, and through the Hill of Tambo Toco they were saved. The 8 came out of Pacari-Tambo and went to their shrine of Huanacauri, coming from Collao towards the city of Cuzco.
The Inca Pachacutec (the World Shaker) visited the site and had a deep respect for the locality and showed his feeling by Festivals and Sacrifices. He placed doors of gold on the Middle Window, and ordered that from that time forward the locality should be respected by all, making it a Prayer Place and a Holy Shrine. The land that Pachacutec unified was about the size of the 13 colonies of the United States in 1776 all of them placed in low lands. Pachacutec dominion and conquest consisted of about half the high lands of the Andes Mountain Ranges. He reorganized the Kingdom of Cuzco into an Empire, the Tahuantinsuyo.
In another origin myth the Sun god Inti ordered Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo to emerge from the depths of Lake Titicaca and found the city of Cuzco. They travelled by means of underground Caves until reaching Cuzco where they established Hurin Cuzco, or the 1st dynasty of the Kingdom of Cuzco.
The Sapa (the only one paramount leader) Inca also known as "Apu"(divinity) was the sole ruler of the Kingdom and later, the sole Emperor of the Inca Empire. The origin of the position was tied to the mythical establishment of Cuzco. The position was hereditary, with son succeeding father.
In the 3rd origin myth, an Inca Sun god told his wife that he was lonely. She proposed to create a civilization to acknowledge him as a Master and keep him company. He saw this as a wise plan and carried it out. The Inca was born from Lake Cuzco and populated the Andes and worshiped their Sun god.
In the last origin myth, Manco Capac, who was the son of the Sun, and his sister Mama Ocllo, the daughter of the Moon, were sent by the Sun to look for a place to build an empire. They were to tell when they were at the right place by carrying a special rod with them at all times. Wherever the rod sank into the ground, this was where they were to create a new city. The rod sank into the ground in Cuzco.
The knowledge of these myths is due to oral tradition, since the Incas did not use writing skills to express their thoughts.