Viracocha
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In Inca mythology, Can Tici Viracocha (Kun Tiqsi Wiraqucha in Quechua) was the creator of civilization, and one of the most important deities in the Inca canon. In one legend he had one son, Inti, and one daughter, Mama Quilla. In this legend, he destroyed the people around Lake Titicaca with a Great Flood called Unu Pachakuti, saving two to bring civilization to the rest of the world. In another legend he fathered the first eight civilized human beings. In some stories he has a wife called Mama Cocha.
For the meaning of Tiqsi Wiraqucha, in Quechua tiqsi means foundation or base, wira means fat (which the Inca knew as a source of energy), and qucha means lake, sea, or reservoir. The adjectives strung on to his name mean things like great, all knowing, powerful, etc. There are more than the ones shown here.
See also: Manco Capac, Inties:Viracocha nl:Viracocha sl:Viracocha sv:Viracocha qu:Wirakucha