Chibafruime

Lesserfolk-consensusMuiscaAltiplano Cundiboyacense (Muisca territory)BojacáBosaGuatavitaTurmequéCajicá

Chibafruime (also spelled Chibrafruime) is recorded in colonial and modern summaries as a minor Muisca deity identified as a god of war. Surviving references are sparse and derive largely from later compilers and brief encyclopedia entries; tales mentioning the figure have been noted in several Muisca localities.

Origin

No origin myth for Chibafruime is preserved in the cited sources. The surviving record does not provide a creation or origin narrative for the figure; instead, modern summaries and brief entries note the deity's existence and role within Muisca religion and record local attestations of tales in towns such as Bojacá, Bosa, Guatavita, Turmequé and Cajicá. Much of the limited information about Chibafruime in the available material is transmitted via later scholars and compilers, with Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita named as the primary early recorder of the scant details.

Appearance

The sources state that little is known about Chibafruime's appearance. They add that he may have been represented in the shape of a jaguar, but this attribution is tentative in the surviving notes and is not elaborated in the cited material.

Abilities

The only attested attribute in the cited sources is that Chibafruime is 'the god of war.' Beyond this classification, the records provide no detailed description of specific powers, deeds, cultic functions, interactions with humans, or narratives. Because the figure is described as a minor deity in the available sources, modern compilers treat him as a localized martial figure within the broader Muisca pantheon; the primary attestation relies on a small number of fragmentary post-contact records and summaries (notably those preserved or reported by Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita and repeated in contemporary references).

Community Record

Sources
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    Chibafruime (Wikipedia entry). Wikipedia contributors, 'Chibafruime', Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.wiki
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    Chibafruime (Wikidata entry). Wikidata entry Q22569865, 'Chibafruime'.wiki
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    Chibchacum (fragmentary extract referencing Chibafruime). Fragmentary extract within the Chibchacum entry that references Chibafruime and related notes.wiki
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