Aiapæc

Aiapæc or Ai Apaec (from Colonial Mochica ⟨aiapæc⟩ *[ajapʷɨk] "creator"), Wrinkled Face, the snake-belted figure, or the god of the mountains, is a mythical character identified in Moche iconography, and possibly the main Moche deity. According to some archaeologists, it may have been the most feared and adored of all punitive gods, worshipped as the creator god, protector of the Moche and provider of water, food and military triumphs.

The existence of such iconographic character was first proposed by archaeologist Rafael Larco Hoyle. Contemporary analysis have questioned that it may have been a single god, instead finding several mythological characters.

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