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AFRICAN mythology gods
ABASSI
In the Efik mythology , southeastern Nigeria: The creator, Abassi , created two humans and decided not to allow them to live on earth. His wife, Atai , persuaded him to the condition that every day eat with Abassi , the human couple could live on earth. To which fulfill this promise, forbade them to grow crops or hunt and they do not debian childbearing for fear that could exceed Abassi in wisdom . < > For a while the couple respected this rule, but nevertheless, the woman began to get off land and stopped coming to eat with Abassi . Then the man joined his wife in the field work and soon had children between the two. Abassi blamed his wife Atai what had happened and this, to calm him , told him that she would arrange . So Atai sent death and discord to earth.
ABUK
In mythology Dinka , South Sudan , the first woman. She is goddess and matriarch of women and gardens. Its emblem is a small snake. She is the mother of Deng ( Danka ) .
Adroa
According to mythology Lugbara Village , dwelling in the area between Zaire and Uganda, heaven and earth were created by Adroa deity that comes with a dual nature : good and evil. Ie that has other cruel sometimes and kind temperament . According to mythology Lugbara Village , Adroa appeared to be people who were about to die.
He was depicted as a tall white character and and missing half of the body , ie , with one eye , one ear , one arm and one leg. She has two children , these are the Adroanzi . They would be like to frequent the creeks and rivers , large trees and rocks. They like people and have fun following her at night. They are harmless as long as you do not look back to see them , otherwise they can react violently and to kill whoever they see .
AGE
It is a protective god of hunters Dahomey ( Fon ) . He is in charge of the desert and uninhabited forest (for people) , and the animals that inhabit this .
Agoyo
In certain regions of Guinea , indigenous yielded the highest honor the fetish Agoyo , sort of idol or god of good omen of good counsel , who resided in the house of the high priest or chief sorcerer. His form was very rare , almost inconceivable : a length of about fifteen inches high, half man and half frog , decorated with red ribbons as well as the inverted vessel that served as pedestal. On his head was a strange headdress over a dart, composed of a lizard under a crescent moon , a smaller and horizontal, a piece of launch , feathers , snakes and lizards , all standing on a table with three bowls and eighteen balls of mud . To view this idol was accompanied sacrifice must do a splendid gift of a greater sorcerer who had the exclusive use of that oracle ; if , by pouring the beads several times in the bowls , leaving an odd number, and the answer was yes , otherwise no.
AHA Njoku
This popular goddess is worshiped in Ibo of Nigeria. She is responsible for yams ( sweet potatoes ) , a central ingredient in the diet of Ibo , and women who care for them.
AJA
The Yoruba people of Nigeria honors the goddess of the forest. She teaches its faithful use medicinal herbs found in African forests.
Ajok
It is a god Lotuko , Sudanese people . It was believed that he was benevolent, but only if the men chose to have it ( worship ) as such. In fact a story of a mother, a family of Lotuko , who implored Ajok to resurrect his dead child account. God granted his request , but the husband of the woman angry , rebuked his wife , killing the child. Ajok , annoyed, but he never declaó resurrect one Lotuko , being understood that death would be permanent for his people.
ALA
Goddess Ala is the Ibo (Nigeria ) of land . She is the daughter of the supreme god Chuku and is considered the mother of all things. She is the goddess of fertility and death . She gives birth in the beginning and welcomes the dead back into her womb. In Nigeria, where they still adore , has temples located in the center of the village , where he has a statue surrounded by the images of other gods and animals. Among the Ibo people , she is one of the most popular deities.
ANANSI
In the Asante or Ashanti mythology in West Africa : Among the highlights Anansi Asante mythical characters , also called " spider " son of god Nyame , who was the god of sky and Asase Ya, goddess of earth and fertility . Anansi , is an intermediary between Nyame and living creatures of the earth. He is responsible for bringing rain to put out forest fires and determines the boundaries of oceans and rivers during floods. < > Anansi sometimes is regarded as the creator of the sun, the moon and the stars , and who instituted the succession of day and night . It is also believed that he created the first man, who breathed life Nyame . It is said that he taught mankind how to sow grain and how to use the shovel in the fields. His character of cunning, skilled and master of all kinds of tricks and tricks make it one of the most popular characters from the Asante mythology. I was appointed as the first king of the humans and tried to marry the daughter of Nyame , who was rejected by .
Angat
Is evil principle represented in the form of reptile, to whom were offering human flesh.
AREBATI
Among the Pygmies of Zaire is the god of the sky and the Moon . Arebati called afa , "father" , created the first man from clay, mud covered with a skin , and poured blood on it , giving it life.
ASA
It is one of the most important people Akampa , Kenya gods. This god is twofold ; he is "the strong Lord " over the spirits , but also merciful . As the god of comfort and support , he intervenes when human help is slow or ineffective.
He is supposed to have said, " I who made people , who loves , he will prosper , and who refuses , he will die ." Asa is also known as : Mwatuangi , " dealer " , Mulungu , "creator " , and Mumbi , " decent " .
ASTAR
It is the Ethiopian sky god. He forms a triad of gods with Beher sea god and the warrior god Mahrem . Astar is third in line.
ATAI
She is a goddess of Efik (Nigeria ), wife of Abassi . She convinced her husband to allow that , since they were two human beings on earth, but these should not procreate or had to work , so that did not exceed Abassi in wisdom. When humans broke this prohibition of Atai , she killed both.
BANGA
He is the god of the clear waters of northern Zaire Ngbandi .
Behanzin
It's a fish-god who is revered in Dahomey (Benin, West Africa).
BEHER
Ethiopian sea god. In the triad of gods ( with Astar and Mahrem ) , he is the first in line .
BOSON
For blacks of the Gold Coast , the beginning was good Boson god white. That's why sometimes these blacks retained the first white who visited them , for they considered them gods.
BREKYIRIHUNUADE
It is the supreme god of the Akan people of Ghana. It is referred to as "he who knows and sees everything."
BUKU
It is a sky god of West Africa .
BUMBA
In mythology Boshongo Zaire , West Africa : Bumba , sky god, supreme creator , the creator of all that we know , lived alone in the water and that in the beginning there was only darkness and water and was only Bumba . One day , he got sick to my stomach felt nauseous and began vomiting up. First vomited the sun light and so it spread everywhere. The heat of the sun made of primitives secasen waters , so that in some areas dry soil began to appear . Bumba vomited after the moon, the stars and the Earth so that the evening also had its light. But still sick and then threw nine animals : a leopard , an eagle , alligator, I ( a small fish ) , a turtle, Tsetse ( Ray , who was expelled from the land by cause constant problems ) , a white heron , a beetle and a goat. Then vomited his three sons named Nyonye Ngana , Chongannda and Chedi Bumba . All of them , animals and humans would eventually create all that remained , each in his specialty. Thus created beetle other insects, etc. . When finally the work of creation was finished , Bumba walked among the people and said to the men . " Look at all these wonders I belong ." God Bumba , the creator, " Ancestor First " all things and all beings .
CAGN
He is the chief god of the Bushmen of South Africa . CAGN was the first to be ordered all things will rise ( be born ) . He created animals to serve man .
CGHENE
Supreme god and creator of Isoko South Nigeria. Cghene is considered out of human affairs and therefore little is worshiped , not having any temple or priest.
Chiuta
" great arc in the sky ." It is the supreme god of the Tumbuka in Malawi , he is a god of great strength and reach a self- created and omniscient ( knows everything). He is also the god of rain Tumb .
CHUKWU O chuku
It is a supreme deity of the Igbo , Calabar district , eastern Nigeria : Chukwu , is the creator and believed that everything good comes from it . He is the creator and brings the rains that makes plants grow. Certain trees are devoted to him, and offerings are held in some forest trees . His wife is Ala, which is sometimes presented as his daughter. The sun is its symbol. It is said that once a dog sent as a messenger to humans to explain them as they should bury their dead . They must be placed in the ground and cover them with ashes , so then return to life. The dog , however , was tired and did not quite get where humans , so Chuku sent a sheep with the same message. But the sheep was constantly stopping to eat along the way and take long , and when he arrived he had forgotten the exact words I needed to convey human and told to bury the dead in the ground. When the dog finally arrived , he gave them the right message, but ignored him , so that death was estab-lished on earth.
DENG
The Dinka people are a native people of the Nile Valley , in the south of Sudan. Deng, the creator god is also the god of heaven, he was also considered the god of rain and fertility . He is the son of the goddess Abuk .
Domfe
Among the Kurumba people in Africa , is the god of water , rain and wind. He gave the first seeds of food for humans.
DONGO
He is the god of thunder Songhai (upper Niger River ) .
DZIVA
In shaona mythology , zimbawue have to Dziva as creative divinity. This female deity is generally benevolent character, but , as with other deities (god Adroa of Lugbara ) , also has a dark side in nature.
Engai NAROK And Engai NA- nyokie
In the Maasai and Samburu mythology : Engai is the Supreme God. There are two different aspects Engai : Engai Narok , the black God, the good and benevolent God ; and Na - nyokie Engai , red or vindictive. The black God shown through the thunder and rain that brings the grass for cows and prosperity for the community; Red God is expressed through violent lightning can strike and kill, and is responsible for bringing drought famine and death. Maasai and Samburu for , or Engai Ngai is the master of life and death . Engai had three children who gave them three gifts . The first took an arrow to make a living hunting , the second a hoe to cultivate the land and the third a stick to drive the herds. This third son whose name was Natero Kop , is the father of these farmers peoples. Since then considered the guardians of livestock.
EN- KAI
Rain god of the Maasai in East Africa . All Masaai can worship En- Kai , but only iloibonok ( the Medicine Man ) is in daily communication with him through dreams, trances , and samples. Through them , you must get your approval for any major action.
ENEKPE
Goddess of family and guardian of destiny. It is said that when she saw that his tribe lost a battle , she offered sacrifice to prevent cost more lives to their people, and buried alive in the battlefield ; this action saved his tribe.
ESEASAR
It is an earth goddess who married the god of heaven, Ebore .
ESHU
Eshu is the " cunning " or " trickster " of the Yoruba people in West Africa God. It medidador messenger between gods and men , and is key character divination " the cornerstone of Yoruba culture " , a ritual that harmonizes and balances the conflicting forces that exist in the world. But as was the case with the Norse god Loki, Eshu associated both with ajogun ( evil gods ) and the orisha ( gods beneficial ) , establishing vículos between. Like Loki , sometimes it has been identified (wrongly ) with the Christian devil. Wrath of the ajogun , making sacrifices to be appeased Eshu . Perhaps the best way to defne its role , the serial god of Destiny.
EWEER
The Ashanti of Upper Guinea Eweer believe is the visible sky which is covered with a blue veil , and the clouds are his clothes or ornaments.
FARO
Faro is the god of sky and water of the Bambara ( Mali , West Africa). According to local Bambara mythology, Faro was embarrassed by the oscillation of the Universe, and gave birth to several twins, the ancestors of humans. Faro gave water to all living creatures and taught mankind the use of words , tools , agriculture and fishing. The omnipresent spirits serve him as messengers and representatives. In addition , Lighthouse is continually reviewing and reorganizing the cosmos and every four years returns to Earth to check that everything works in harmony.
FIDI MUKULLU
In the Songye mythology : Fidi Mukullu is who created everything we know . Having created the banana trees, the bananas were ripe he sent the sun to collect them.
The sun returned a basket full of bananas and Fidi Mukullu asked him if he had eaten any . The sun answered " no, " and the Creator decided to test him. He made the sun down to a hole dug in the ground and asked what time would , to which he answered : " Tomorrow morning , early." Indeed , the next sun rose early the next day and so Fidi Mukullu found his honesty . Then he would bring ripe bananas to the moon and was subjected to the same test and she emerged victorious . He then proposed the same to a human but he ate part of bananas and Fidi Mukullu when asked if he had eaten any he denied . Then he underwent the same test and the man said he wanted to leave the hole at the end of the fifth day . But he never got out . Fidi Mukullu said, "the man lied . That's what the man will die and never reappear . "
Funzi
In Kongo mythology : Funzi is a mythical blacksmith who received the gift of fire Nzambe , river god. ( Currently , all the people Nzambe Kongo used the word to name the god of mythology and Christian religion ) . Funzi taught how to work iron and copper with fire and says it was also able to produce lightning.
GULU
The Baganda mythology : In the beginning, the earth was inhabited by Kintu , the first man , who lived with a cow that got food. The sky was inhabited by Gulu, the Lord of heaven , who lived with their children . One day, Nambi , daughter of Gulu, walked the earth with his other brothers and encountered Kintu . Nambi and Kintu is liked and decided to live together . To do this, Nandi asked permission from his father, who did not like the idea . To know the worth of Kintu was subjected to four tests before agreeing to marry his daughter. Kintu Gulu locked in a cabin where there was so much food to hundreds of people to eat , and told him he had to finish all that food . Kintu eat much , and when to and could not help the rest hid in a hole in the ground and found that there was Gulu and food. So Gulu gave him a copper ax and told him he had to leave like burning rocks . Kintu found a cracked rock and descuartizarla finished until the pieces seemed chips . As a third test gave an earthen jar and asked him to fill it with water sprays . While thinking about how to fill despaired , Kintu lifted the lid and found the vessel full . Finally , Gulu stole cow Kintu and while he sought it , a bee Kintu told that his cow was third among cattle herd of Gulu. Kintu recognized and recovered his cow but also bee told him several calves were daughters of his cow and also took . Only entoneces Gulu consented to Nandi were to live on earth with Kintu , but advised them to leave secretly for Walumbe brother Nambi would not know since learned not to take them more misfortunes. Kintu and Nambi took their cows , a goat, a chicken, a yam and banana and left. As they descended , Nambi realized he had forgotten to bring millet to feed the chicken. Nandi Kintu told he had to return to collect the millet and although he objected, she returned for millet. He found Walumbe who insisted on accompanying despite opposition from Nambi and Kintu .
Shortly afterwards, had children and one day, they went home Walumbe of Kintu and asked his brother to give him a son to help him with the chores at home. But remembering what Gulu warned , Kintu Walumbe objected and left angry at the refusal of Kintu . That same night, went home Walumbe of Kintu and Nambi or killed one of his sons .
So Gulu sent to another land of their children, Kayikuuzi for obliging Walumbe to return to heaven . Kayikuuzi Walumbe tried to convince to go to heaven but he did not want to capture him and Kayikuuzi decided by force. A fight between them and when Walumbe was about to be dominated escaped and disappeared into the ground ensued . Kayikuuzi chased and dug large holes in the ground to find it. When Kayikuuzi discovered where he was hiding , escaped Walumbe land . It is said that the caves found in Ttanda Ssingo are some excavated Kayikuuzi .
Gundya TIKOA
Supreme God of the Hottentot tribes of africa . Creator of the first Hottentot . As he committed countless sins , God was angry and cursed him , which of rejection sparked such hardness of heart in the descendants of the first black man who did not bother to pay reverence to the Divine Being . Gundya lives in the sky , beyond the moon, do not worry about humans either for good or for ill. And sometimes you have yourself to spend time in the world , under the guise of a beautiful Hottentot , mingling with others and without these terrestress stays have the least consequence or meaning.
Horey
The most important spirit of the west coast of Africa Horey ( Horei ) was called . It was an evil spirit and received an intense cult to appease . It was said that during the solemnities to be used to issue devoted terrible lows , indicating that food was required under a tree to appease . If he was not satisfied , it was believed that swallowed up some of the attendees until satisfied his tremendous voracity with more delicacies , not missing his gilder earnestly claiming to have been swallowed and then returned by the terrible Horey .
ICANTI
Los Cafres Africa recognize a supreme being of the Waters, called Icanti or Icante .
This , received offerings of animals , instead of burning were thrown overboard.
IMANA
In the mythology of the Banyarwanda ( old Ankole and Kigezi districts , near Rwanda ) is the creator god, seen as a generous and merciful God. He ruled over all living beings and gave them immortality , giving chase to be known as "Death" . According to local legend Banyarwanda , Death was a savage and ruthless animal that represented the state of death. While Imana was hunting , everyone must resguarse or hide , so Death not to find anyone to hunt or who shelter. But one day, while hunting , a woman went to the garden to pick some vegetables. Death quickly hid under his skin and was led into the house of the woman , hidden in it. The woman died ; three days after the funeral , her stepdaughter , who hated her , saw cracks where she was buried , as if reliving come again. She filled the cracks with more land, hit the ground with a heavy mortar and shouted: "Stay Dead " . Two days later, he did the same to see cracks in the tomb of the deceased. Three days later there was no crack for her to Sellase with soil. This meant the end of the possibility for humans to return to life. Death had become ever present. Another legend says that punished women Imana letting death lived with man.
JOK
In Alur mythology : They recognize Jok as the god that created everything we know . The literal meaning of its name is " Creator " , he is also known as Jok Odudu , "god 's birth " . Following the Alur mythology, the world is full of Djok , spirits and ancestors are believed to manifest themselves as living snake or big rocks. Offerings are held in the forest in cases of necessity , such as the lack of rain , with a black goat the animal most commonly used .
Juok
The Shilluk mythology : In each region of the world where Juok , the creator traveled , he created human beings with the earth found in each place , so depending on the color of the earth and came out finding people . She took a piece of land and you first put your arms and legs, giving you the ability to work ; after he rolled his eyes and gave him the ability to see ; then the mouth, and gave him the ability to eat and feed ; then the ears and gave him the ability to hear. Finally , gave him the ability to speak .
Kaang
Among African Bushmen Kaang is regarded as the creator of all things.
But according to Bushman mythology, Kaang left the world for the opposition found in him ; well , receiving disobedience of the first humans he created , sent fire and destruction to Earth and left at the end of the sky. Kaang is the god of natural phenomena and is present in all things , but especially in the praying mantis and the worm. Also this god associated with many myths and mythological figures as a hero on many occasions.
KALUNGA
Originally Kalunga was the ancestral god of the Lunda of Angola , Zaire and Zambia. Later, he became a supreme being , god of heaven and creation. He is the all-seeing and all-knowing , and is the judge of the dead , whose decisions are characterized by compassion and wisdom. As god of the dead is associated with the underworld and the sea.
KANNO
Name of the Supreme Being , among blacks the Malagasy coast as the creator of all that exists . They believed that all goods flow from it . But not grant him eternal life. It would , for successor, another being who should punish vice and reward virtue.
All the peoples of the coast make this god trace the origin of circumcision , which hold children from the age of six months. Although people seem imbued with respect for this being, and have him very high faith , to the point of not daring to explain it, but everything goes to worship the spirits of the dead.
KAUHA
God of Khoisan mythology . It is considered that Kauha is a trickster , and many of the stories are about the tricks employed Kauha with his family and the animals that inhabited the earth before he left to live in heaven.
KHONVOUM
Among the Pygmies of Central Africa, Khonvoum is the creator god ; Khonvoum rules over heaven and overnight, collected bits of stars and the sun casts for it to emerge the next day with all its splendor. It is said that the white man created Khonvoum and the black man from the white clay and black mud, and Pygmies created red mud. Khonvoum is also the great hunter and carries a bow made of two snakes that appears to mortals as a rainbow. For them also created the jungle with lush vegetation and animal life.
KOSI
Fetish of the peoples of the Congo , aquatic character , since it determines the rain , thunder and lightning , fisheries and river navigation, main communication lush territory, where the impenetrable forests cleared all roads . This fetish is shaped sandbag closed with two horns and feathers at the top .
LEZA
Leza was the supreme god of Central Africa and is the god who created the world ; Rain was also created by Leza . The sky was ruled by him. It was windy when it blew, and there was thunder when he hit . Leza gave people Central African customs.
Makemba
The Malagasy people of Madagascar, worshiped a fetish called Makemba , this tended especially the king and his nobles , his way was a three-strand braid tied with a ribbon for hanging shells, bones , feathers , and the like . His cult was to spray made about the fetish and the king by Warlocks , and the impregnation of a red liquid , which also served for amulets and recalling the use of red ocher, symbol of life , of the prehistoric men .
MAMI WATA
In Kongo mythology : Mami Wata is a feminine spirit living in the water that lives in rivers and creeks , but sometimes also be presented live at sea. Is said to have long dark hair , thin skin and compelling eyes. Although she may appear in dreams and visions as a beautiful sea creature , Train, also said that it may appear in the streets of a modern city in the form of a beautiful , elusive woman. As she is interested in all their offerings in contemporary perfumes, sunglasses, Coca-Cola and candy import feature . Mami Wata 's colors are red and white . With these colors are with her they tempts and attracts people and getting to subjugate may suffer from this obsession as a disease . Those who have a more positive concept to demonstrate this spirit blessings using white color. It is also said , that can bring misfortune Mami Wata on earth, but it can also give wealth to the faithful , their "daughters" or their husbands. Mami Wata is the subject of poems , songs , paintings , wood carvings and now films.
MANGALA
In the Bambara mythology : With minor quirks, their mythology coincides with other ancestry groups Mande. In Mande mythology, in the beginning, there was only Mangala .
Mangala had within it a dual, masculine and feminine energy . With both , he planted a seed , but the result disappointed destroyed the world he had created. He tried again , but this time both energies separated into two different seeds. He put in one egg shaped die and repeated the operation eight times . These seeds will transform you into fish. Everything was fine until Pemba , one of the male fish, egg and tried to escape from the parent taking the shot out of the egg and thus the earth was created . To restore the previous state of tranquility, Mangala used to Farro brother Pemba , to destroy it . Mangala took that was left in the placenta and transformed it into the sun , thus associating Pemba with darkness and night. Farro and other twins were transformed into human beings. Farro , after mastering the use of the word, and the other twins married each other but never twins together. This is the basis of exogamy among the Mande. Then came a stranger named Sourakata sky with the first sacred drum , hammer and skull of Farro . Sourakata began drumming and singing to come the first rain . Sourakata is the first magician ( nyamakalw ) Mande. The Faro Bambara consider as the deity who controls the sky and water . Faro gives water to all living creatures and taught humans the use of words , tools , agriculture and fisheries . Every four years returns to earth to make sure everything goes in harmony.
Maramba
He was a god of the people of Congo, depositary of oaths , specializing in hunting and justice . Defendants swore to him , ensuring his innocence ; if true , no nothing happened to them , otherwise instantaniamente fell dead before the figure of Maramba , placed on top of a basket at the entrance of his temple - hut. He was engaged as the boys reached puberty , at age twelve, and was offered the first libations of the banquets of the important characters .
MASSIM - BIAMBE
Among mundang the Congo , Massim - Biambe is the omnipotent creator god .
MAWU
God of the Ashanti of Upper Guinea. Mawu has two children, Mahov Sodza well, and Mahov Sogblé , bad, represetan the two opposing aspects of his father, conceived as ambivalent case reminiscent of other more developed regions, such as Brahmanism .
Mbere
In the fen mythology ( in the west of Bantu ) , Mbere is the creator . According to legend he created man from clay, but its creation was originally a lizard , who was placed in the great sea of water for five days.
In Kongo mythology : Mami Wata is a feminine spirit living in the water that lives in rivers and creeks , but sometimes also be presented live at sea. Is said to have long dark hair , very thin skin and compelling eyes. Although she may appear in dreams and visions as a beautiful sea creature , Train, also said that it may appear in the streets of a modern city in the form of a beautiful , elusive woman. As she is interested in all their offerings in contemporary perfumes, sunglasses, Coca-Cola and candy import feature . Mami Wata 's colors are red and white . With these colors are with her they tempts and attracts people and getting to subjugate may suffer from this obsession as a disease . Those who have a more positive concept to demonstrate this spirit blessings using white color. It also says that Mami Wata can bring misfortune on earth, but it can also give wealth to the faithful , their "daughters" or their husbands. Mami Wata is the subject of poems , songs , paintings , wood carvings and now films.
MANGALA
In the Bambara mythology : With minor quirks, their mythology coincides with other ancestry groups Mande. In Mande mythology, in the beginning, there was only Mangala .
Mangala had within it a dual, masculine and feminine energy . With both , he planted a seed , but the result disappointed destroyed the world he had created. He tried again , but this time both energies separated into two different seeds. He put in one egg shaped die and repeated the operation eight times . These seeds will transform you into fish. Everything was fine until Pemba , one of the male fish, egg and tried to escape from the parent taking the shot out of the egg and thus the earth was created . To restore the previous state of tranquility, Mangala used to Farro brother Pemba , to destroy it . Mangala took that was left in the placenta and transformed it into the sun , thus associating Pemba with darkness and night. Farro and other twins were transformed into human beings. Farro , after mastering the use of the word, and the other twins married each other but never twins together. This is the basis of exogamy among the Mande. Then came a stranger named Sourakata sky with the first sacred drum , hammer and skull of Farro . Sourakata began drumming and singing to come the first rain . Sourakata is the first magician ( nyamakalw ) Mande. The Faro Bambara consider as the deity who controls the sky and water . Faro gives water to all living creatures and taught humans the use of words , tools , agriculture and fisheries . Every four years returns to earth to make sure everything goes in harmony.
Maramba
He was a god of the people of Congo, depositary of oaths , specializing in hunting and justice . Defendants swore to him , ensuring his innocence ; if true , no nothing happened to them , otherwise instantaniamente fell dead before the figure of Maramba , placed on top of a basket at the entrance of his temple - hut. He was engaged as the boys reached puberty , at age twelve, and was offered the first libations of the banquets of the important characters .
MASSIM - BIAMBE
Among mundang the Congo , Massim - Biambe is the omnipotent creator god .
MAWU
God of the Ashanti of Upper Guinea. Mawu has two children, Mahov Sodza well, and Mahov Sogblé , bad, represetan the two opposing aspects of his father, conceived as ambivalent case reminiscent of other more developed regions, such as Brahmanism .
Mbere
In the fen mythology ( in the west of Bantu ) , Mbere is the creator . According to legend he created man from clay, but its creation was originally a lizard , who was placed in the great sea of water for five days. On the fifth day , Mbere looked and saw the lizard ; He looked back at the eighth day and the lizard was gone. But when the lizard emerged from the water , was a human being , "Thanks," the man told Mbere .
Mbomba
The original creator of the northern Zaire mongo god is Mbomba . Mbomba is also the lord of life and death . And the sun , moon and mankind are his children. Also known by the name of ' Nzakomba '.
Mugusa
The Mbuti mythology : When Mugusa , god of the sky , yet lived among these human imposed one law : they could eat fruit from any tree except the fruit of a certain ARGOL . People always respected the law but one day , a pregnant woman asked her husband to bring him fruit of the forbidden tree . The man, wanting to please his companion was sneaking into the woods and took of that fruit . But the moon saw him and told him to Mugusa . This became angry and ordered the death to living beings and he left the land to live forever in heaven .
Mukuru
Among the Herero bushmen of Namibia, Mukuru is the original creator god and his people.
The god Mukuru was alone , without parents or peers, and showed her kindness giving rain of life , healing the weak and holding the elderly. The Herero believe their leaders are reincarnations of Mukuru and continue the work of Mukuru .
MULUMGU
Across East Africa , from the Kamba in the north to the south zambesi , Mulumgu is the extended name of the creator god . Many people like the Nyamwezi of Tanzania, you are considered the god of heaven , whose voice is the thunder .
NJAMIÉ
The Ashanti of Upper Guinea also have Njamié as god , divinity of fate, means " shining " and is both the god of the sky.
NYALITCH
The Dinka mythology Nyalitch is considered as the only god Dinka people , He is the god of the sky and the rain and the Lord of the spirits of the ancestors. At first Nyalitch was always very close to the man lived with him and he was immortal like Nyalitch . Humans at that time did not have any disease and never went hungry , taking each day millet Nyalitch gave them to feed. One day Abukn , the first woman was created Nyalitch , eager to grind faster millet used a big stick in the mortar hit the sky. This angered Nyalitch who retired from the earth and left alone in this human . Since then the country has been spoiled, and men are now subject to death , disease and hunger. Abukn , the first woman, is regarded as the patroness of women, orchards and fields.
He is often represented as a small snake.
Nzame
Fang In mythology : In the beginning there was only Nzame , who had three deities : Mkwa , Nzalan and Mbere . Nzame created the universe and the earth and brought it to life. The three parts of Nzame were admiring this creation and thought they had to create who ruled the land and created the elephant, leopard , antelope and monkey , but thought it had to create a better goberante . Among the three made a new creature in his image, and called him Fam ( power) , and said to rule the earth. After a while, Fam became arrogant , he mistreated the animals and stopped worshiping Nzame . Nzame , angry , called Ntzalan ( thunder) and sent thunder and lightning and destroyed everything that was , except Fam who had promised immortality. Nzame decided to renew the earth and try again. He put a new layer of the planet Earth and grew a tree in it. The tree dropped seeds which grew trees. The tree dropped some of its leaves in the water and turned into fish, and other sheets dropped to the ground and conviertieron in animals. The earth was scorched by the thunder below and the proof is that if excaba deeply that land which we call coal is found . Later Nzame decided to create a new man , but this time you would mortal, and called Sekume , who is the father of us all.
Sekume made with Gnoul (body) and Nissim (soul). Nissim gives life to Gnoul . When Gnoul dies, Nissim lives on. Nissim lives in the eye. The bright dot in the center of the eye is Nsissim . Later Nzame Sekume told him to take a tree and make him a woman. He did and called Mbongwe , which is the first woman and the mother of us all .
Between them they had many children. And what happened to Fam ? . One day Sekume grabbed Fam, made a deep hole in the ground and I got into him Fam, putting a figure Nzame , stone , plugging the entrance. But Fam made underground tunnels until he got to go outside. Then , to find that Sekume , Mbongwe and children had taken over the land . Enraged, is hidden in the woods and in the water where he kills people and sinking ships.
Obassi Osaw And Obassi NSI
In Ekoi mythology : At first there were only the gods and Obassi Obassi Osaw Nsi and together created all that we know . One day Obassi Osaw made a man and a woman, and put into the earth, and Obassi Nsi taught them to farm and hunt for food . When finished creating , Obassi Osaw decided to live in heaven and Nsi Obassi chose to stay on earth. The God who lives in heaven gives us light and rain, but also droughts and storms. The god of the earth nurtures us and returns to earth to people when they die .
OBATALA
Obatala , one of the most important gods to the Yoruba ; Obatala is the creator of the human body , in which his father Olorun introduced the soul.
OGUN
In Yoroba , Ogun mythology, is the god of iron and modern technology .
OLORUN
In Yoroba , Olorun ( " the owner of the sky " ) culture. There is no organized or temples in honor of Olorun priesthood , though he invokes ask his blessing. According to the Yoruba religion when a person dies, his soul enters the realm of the ancestors from which they continue to influence things on earth. Annually, the lineage heads are responsible to honor all ancestors in places expressly held for this purpose. It is said that the great god Olorun , Orishala asked to come down from heaven and the first earth crease in Ile- Ife . Orishala was delayed and his brother Oduduwa who fulfilled this task. Fortunately , later sixteen other orisha descended from the heavens to create a human being and live with him on Earth.
OLUCúN
God of the black regions of Benin , Togo, Dahomey and part of the coast of the Gulf of Gunea . Olucún was a sea god, his performances abound .
OVISARA
God of the black regions of Benin , Togo, Dahomey and part of the coast of the Gulf of Gunea . Supreme God , creator of the universe and man . His kindness was so endless, that no one cared about worship or thank , common ership many African peoples.
PAMBA
The Ovambo are located in the northern part of the west African savanna , particularly in Angola and Namibia. In the mythology of the Ovambo Pamba is the creator and the sustenance of life.
SHANGO
In the pantheon of Yoruba cosmology , Shango ( Sango and Sagoe ), the god of Thunder, occupies an important position. Create thunder and lightning throwing " thunder stones " to earth.
The priests are to where lightning has fallen to locate the stone thrown by Shango . It is believed that these stones have special powers , and kept in temples dedicated to Shango . He has four wives, each of which is materialized through a river of Yorubaland . His principal wife , Oya , is represented by the Niger River.
TAIVADU
The Malagasy people of Madagascar Taivadu believe in god that it had an army of devils, cause of all evil in disease , death and disaster , despite its diminutive size did not exceed one centimeter.
TORE
Tore Bambuti have the Lord of animals and hunting , manifested as storm and hidden in the rainbow. Tore usually represented in the rites of initiation into leopard form .
UMVELINQANGI
In Zulu mythology populate , Umvelinqangi is the creator and omnipresent God , manifested in the form of thunder and earthquake. He is the creator of the first rushes of which emerged the supreme god Unkulunkulu .
UNCHULOGU
Los Cafres Africa recognize a kind of supreme being , the great spirit Unchulogu , than the souls of the dead and the souls of the things to which he sacrificed animals .
UNUMBOTTE
It is a divine creator basari for the people of Togo , West Africa .
UUKULUNKULU
God of the Zulus of Africa . Conservative humanity. He left a primitive trunk or a cane , just like men . Available death and life, that sent the chameleon Unawabu men with the news that never die ; but this animal is both entertained during your journey, which gave time for the Great Spirit to change his mind and send a lizard called Intulo with the opposite story , and it 's the rush that came before the chameleon was given , and deciding to ever, the fate of men.
The Zulus have for this reason , as dislike that chameleons lizards .
WELE
For Kavirondo ( the vusugu ) settled in Kenya, Wele is the supreme god in their pantheon .
Wele , first created the heavens , the sun, the moon and other celestial bodies. But the sun and moon fought each other , so Wele was forced to separate and decreed that each occupy only the sky every other hour . Then Wele created clouds , lightning , stars , rain , rainbows and air. Finally he created the earth and humanity to share the riches of the earth with the rest of created beings . But once , Wele , disguised Chameleon , came to see how things were going in the ground and when he stood before humans they refused to share food with him. Angry, cursed the farmer and his descencencia and punished them with the loss of immortality. The creation myth of the Kavirondo people is clearly a myth developed in several phases. Again we have a divine example of dual aspect as Wele appears in two ways: as Omuwanga , the god " white " kind, and as Gumali , the " black " God who brings misfortune and punish.
Yachar
The Malagasy people of Madagascar revered supreme , beneficent god , known as Yachar or Jachar , lacking statues, worship, altars and offerings and not receiving other honors, because in his goodness did not need propitiate , and also knew what man needed and needs they had. Yachar had under his command a legion of beneficial spirits , angels sort of color to it the spirit of evil , Angat , and the supreme mdl , Taivadu faced.
ABASSI
In the Efik mythology , southeastern Nigeria: The creator, Abassi , created two humans and decided not to allow them to live on earth. His wife, Atai , persuaded him to the condition that every day eat with Abassi , the human couple could live on earth. To which fulfill this promise, forbade them to grow crops or hunt and they do not debian childbearing for fear that could exceed Abassi in wisdom . < > For a while the couple respected this rule, but nevertheless, the woman began to get off land and stopped coming to eat with Abassi . Then the man joined his wife in the field work and soon had children between the two. Abassi blamed his wife Atai what had happened and this, to calm him , told him that she would arrange . So Atai sent death and discord to earth.
ABUK
In mythology Dinka , South Sudan , the first woman. She is goddess and matriarch of women and gardens. Its emblem is a small snake. She is the mother of Deng ( Danka ) .
Adroa
According to mythology Lugbara Village , dwelling in the area between Zaire and Uganda, heaven and earth were created by Adroa deity that comes with a dual nature : good and evil. Ie that has other cruel sometimes and kind temperament . According to mythology Lugbara Village , Adroa appeared to be people who were about to die.
He was depicted as a tall white character and and missing half of the body , ie , with one eye , one ear , one arm and one leg. She has two children , these are the Adroanzi . They would be like to frequent the creeks and rivers , large trees and rocks. They like people and have fun following her at night. They are harmless as long as you do not look back to see them , otherwise they can react violently and to kill whoever they see .
AGE
It is a protective god of hunters Dahomey ( Fon ) . He is in charge of the desert and uninhabited forest (for people) , and the animals that inhabit this .
Agoyo
In certain regions of Guinea , indigenous yielded the highest honor the fetish Agoyo , sort of idol or god of good omen of good counsel , who resided in the house of the high priest or chief sorcerer. His form was very rare , almost inconceivable : a length of about fifteen inches high, half man and half frog , decorated with red ribbons as well as the inverted vessel that served as pedestal. On his head was a strange headdress over a dart, composed of a lizard under a crescent moon , a smaller and horizontal, a piece of launch , feathers , snakes and lizards , all standing on a table with three bowls and eighteen balls of mud . To view this idol was accompanied sacrifice must do a splendid gift of a greater sorcerer who had the exclusive use of that oracle ; if , by pouring the beads several times in the bowls , leaving an odd number, and the answer was yes , otherwise no.
AHA Njoku
This popular goddess is worshiped in Ibo of Nigeria. She is responsible for yams ( sweet potatoes ) , a central ingredient in the diet of Ibo , and women who care for them.
AJA
The Yoruba people of Nigeria honors the goddess of the forest. She teaches its faithful use medicinal herbs found in African forests.
Ajok
It is a god Lotuko , Sudanese people . It was believed that he was benevolent, but only if the men chose to have it ( worship ) as such. In fact a story of a mother, a family of Lotuko , who implored Ajok to resurrect his dead child account. God granted his request , but the husband of the woman angry , rebuked his wife , killing the child. Ajok , annoyed, but he never declaó resurrect one Lotuko , being understood that death would be permanent for his people.
ALA
Goddess Ala is the Ibo (Nigeria ) of land . She is the daughter of the supreme god Chuku and is considered the mother of all things. She is the goddess of fertility and death . She gives birth in the beginning and welcomes the dead back into her womb. In Nigeria, where they still adore , has temples located in the center of the village , where he has a statue surrounded by the images of other gods and animals. Among the Ibo people , she is one of the most popular deities.
ANANSI
In the Asante or Ashanti mythology in West Africa : Among the highlights Anansi Asante mythical characters , also called " spider " son of god Nyame , who was the god of sky and Asase Ya, goddess of earth and fertility . Anansi , is an intermediary between Nyame and living creatures of the earth. He is responsible for bringing rain to put out forest fires and determines the boundaries of oceans and rivers during floods. < > Anansi sometimes is regarded as the creator of the sun, the moon and the stars , and who instituted the succession of day and night . It is also believed that he created the first man, who breathed life Nyame . It is said that he taught mankind how to sow grain and how to use the shovel in the fields. His character of cunning, skilled and master of all kinds of tricks and tricks make it one of the most popular characters from the Asante mythology. I was appointed as the first king of the humans and tried to marry the daughter of Nyame , who was rejected by .
Angat
Is evil principle represented in the form of reptile, to whom were offering human flesh.
AREBATI
Among the Pygmies of Zaire is the god of the sky and the Moon . Arebati called afa , "father" , created the first man from clay, mud covered with a skin , and poured blood on it , giving it life.
ASA
It is one of the most important people Akampa , Kenya gods. This god is twofold ; he is "the strong Lord " over the spirits , but also merciful . As the god of comfort and support , he intervenes when human help is slow or ineffective.
He is supposed to have said, " I who made people , who loves , he will prosper , and who refuses , he will die ." Asa is also known as : Mwatuangi , " dealer " , Mulungu , "creator " , and Mumbi , " decent " .
ASTAR
It is the Ethiopian sky god. He forms a triad of gods with Beher sea god and the warrior god Mahrem . Astar is third in line.
ATAI
She is a goddess of Efik (Nigeria ), wife of Abassi . She convinced her husband to allow that , since they were two human beings on earth, but these should not procreate or had to work , so that did not exceed Abassi in wisdom. When humans broke this prohibition of Atai , she killed both.
BANGA
He is the god of the clear waters of northern Zaire Ngbandi .
Behanzin
It's a fish-god who is revered in Dahomey (Benin, West Africa).
BEHER
Ethiopian sea god. In the triad of gods ( with Astar and Mahrem ) , he is the first in line .
BOSON
For blacks of the Gold Coast , the beginning was good Boson god white. That's why sometimes these blacks retained the first white who visited them , for they considered them gods.
BREKYIRIHUNUADE
It is the supreme god of the Akan people of Ghana. It is referred to as "he who knows and sees everything."
BUKU
It is a sky god of West Africa .
BUMBA
In mythology Boshongo Zaire , West Africa : Bumba , sky god, supreme creator , the creator of all that we know , lived alone in the water and that in the beginning there was only darkness and water and was only Bumba . One day , he got sick to my stomach felt nauseous and began vomiting up. First vomited the sun light and so it spread everywhere. The heat of the sun made of primitives secasen waters , so that in some areas dry soil began to appear . Bumba vomited after the moon, the stars and the Earth so that the evening also had its light. But still sick and then threw nine animals : a leopard , an eagle , alligator, I ( a small fish ) , a turtle, Tsetse ( Ray , who was expelled from the land by cause constant problems ) , a white heron , a beetle and a goat. Then vomited his three sons named Nyonye Ngana , Chongannda and Chedi Bumba . All of them , animals and humans would eventually create all that remained , each in his specialty. Thus created beetle other insects, etc. . When finally the work of creation was finished , Bumba walked among the people and said to the men . " Look at all these wonders I belong ." God Bumba , the creator, " Ancestor First " all things and all beings .
CAGN
He is the chief god of the Bushmen of South Africa . CAGN was the first to be ordered all things will rise ( be born ) . He created animals to serve man .
CGHENE
Supreme god and creator of Isoko South Nigeria. Cghene is considered out of human affairs and therefore little is worshiped , not having any temple or priest.
Chiuta
" great arc in the sky ." It is the supreme god of the Tumbuka in Malawi , he is a god of great strength and reach a self- created and omniscient ( knows everything). He is also the god of rain Tumb .
CHUKWU O chuku
It is a supreme deity of the Igbo , Calabar district , eastern Nigeria : Chukwu , is the creator and believed that everything good comes from it . He is the creator and brings the rains that makes plants grow. Certain trees are devoted to him, and offerings are held in some forest trees . His wife is Ala, which is sometimes presented as his daughter. The sun is its symbol. It is said that once a dog sent as a messenger to humans to explain them as they should bury their dead . They must be placed in the ground and cover them with ashes , so then return to life. The dog , however , was tired and did not quite get where humans , so Chuku sent a sheep with the same message. But the sheep was constantly stopping to eat along the way and take long , and when he arrived he had forgotten the exact words I needed to convey human and told to bury the dead in the ground. When the dog finally arrived , he gave them the right message, but ignored him , so that death was estab-lished on earth.
DENG
The Dinka people are a native people of the Nile Valley , in the south of Sudan. Deng, the creator god is also the god of heaven, he was also considered the god of rain and fertility . He is the son of the goddess Abuk .
Domfe
Among the Kurumba people in Africa , is the god of water , rain and wind. He gave the first seeds of food for humans.
DONGO
He is the god of thunder Songhai (upper Niger River ) .
DZIVA
In shaona mythology , zimbawue have to Dziva as creative divinity. This female deity is generally benevolent character, but , as with other deities (god Adroa of Lugbara ) , also has a dark side in nature.
Engai NAROK And Engai NA- nyokie
In the Maasai and Samburu mythology : Engai is the Supreme God. There are two different aspects Engai : Engai Narok , the black God, the good and benevolent God ; and Na - nyokie Engai , red or vindictive. The black God shown through the thunder and rain that brings the grass for cows and prosperity for the community; Red God is expressed through violent lightning can strike and kill, and is responsible for bringing drought famine and death. Maasai and Samburu for , or Engai Ngai is the master of life and death . Engai had three children who gave them three gifts . The first took an arrow to make a living hunting , the second a hoe to cultivate the land and the third a stick to drive the herds. This third son whose name was Natero Kop , is the father of these farmers peoples. Since then considered the guardians of livestock.
EN- KAI
Rain god of the Maasai in East Africa . All Masaai can worship En- Kai , but only iloibonok ( the Medicine Man ) is in daily communication with him through dreams, trances , and samples. Through them , you must get your approval for any major action.
ENEKPE
Goddess of family and guardian of destiny. It is said that when she saw that his tribe lost a battle , she offered sacrifice to prevent cost more lives to their people, and buried alive in the battlefield ; this action saved his tribe.
ESEASAR
It is an earth goddess who married the god of heaven, Ebore .
ESHU
Eshu is the " cunning " or " trickster " of the Yoruba people in West Africa God. It medidador messenger between gods and men , and is key character divination " the cornerstone of Yoruba culture " , a ritual that harmonizes and balances the conflicting forces that exist in the world. But as was the case with the Norse god Loki, Eshu associated both with ajogun ( evil gods ) and the orisha ( gods beneficial ) , establishing vículos between. Like Loki , sometimes it has been identified (wrongly ) with the Christian devil. Wrath of the ajogun , making sacrifices to be appeased Eshu . Perhaps the best way to defne its role , the serial god of Destiny.
EWEER
The Ashanti of Upper Guinea Eweer believe is the visible sky which is covered with a blue veil , and the clouds are his clothes or ornaments.
FARO
Faro is the god of sky and water of the Bambara ( Mali , West Africa). According to local Bambara mythology, Faro was embarrassed by the oscillation of the Universe, and gave birth to several twins, the ancestors of humans. Faro gave water to all living creatures and taught mankind the use of words , tools , agriculture and fishing. The omnipresent spirits serve him as messengers and representatives. In addition , Lighthouse is continually reviewing and reorganizing the cosmos and every four years returns to Earth to check that everything works in harmony.
FIDI MUKULLU
In the Songye mythology : Fidi Mukullu is who created everything we know . Having created the banana trees, the bananas were ripe he sent the sun to collect them.
The sun returned a basket full of bananas and Fidi Mukullu asked him if he had eaten any . The sun answered " no, " and the Creator decided to test him. He made the sun down to a hole dug in the ground and asked what time would , to which he answered : " Tomorrow morning , early." Indeed , the next sun rose early the next day and so Fidi Mukullu found his honesty . Then he would bring ripe bananas to the moon and was subjected to the same test and she emerged victorious . He then proposed the same to a human but he ate part of bananas and Fidi Mukullu when asked if he had eaten any he denied . Then he underwent the same test and the man said he wanted to leave the hole at the end of the fifth day . But he never got out . Fidi Mukullu said, "the man lied . That's what the man will die and never reappear . "
Funzi
In Kongo mythology : Funzi is a mythical blacksmith who received the gift of fire Nzambe , river god. ( Currently , all the people Nzambe Kongo used the word to name the god of mythology and Christian religion ) . Funzi taught how to work iron and copper with fire and says it was also able to produce lightning.
GULU
The Baganda mythology : In the beginning, the earth was inhabited by Kintu , the first man , who lived with a cow that got food. The sky was inhabited by Gulu, the Lord of heaven , who lived with their children . One day, Nambi , daughter of Gulu, walked the earth with his other brothers and encountered Kintu . Nambi and Kintu is liked and decided to live together . To do this, Nandi asked permission from his father, who did not like the idea . To know the worth of Kintu was subjected to four tests before agreeing to marry his daughter. Kintu Gulu locked in a cabin where there was so much food to hundreds of people to eat , and told him he had to finish all that food . Kintu eat much , and when to and could not help the rest hid in a hole in the ground and found that there was Gulu and food. So Gulu gave him a copper ax and told him he had to leave like burning rocks . Kintu found a cracked rock and descuartizarla finished until the pieces seemed chips . As a third test gave an earthen jar and asked him to fill it with water sprays . While thinking about how to fill despaired , Kintu lifted the lid and found the vessel full . Finally , Gulu stole cow Kintu and while he sought it , a bee Kintu told that his cow was third among cattle herd of Gulu. Kintu recognized and recovered his cow but also bee told him several calves were daughters of his cow and also took . Only entoneces Gulu consented to Nandi were to live on earth with Kintu , but advised them to leave secretly for Walumbe brother Nambi would not know since learned not to take them more misfortunes. Kintu and Nambi took their cows , a goat, a chicken, a yam and banana and left. As they descended , Nambi realized he had forgotten to bring millet to feed the chicken. Nandi Kintu told he had to return to collect the millet and although he objected, she returned for millet. He found Walumbe who insisted on accompanying despite opposition from Nambi and Kintu .
Shortly afterwards, had children and one day, they went home Walumbe of Kintu and asked his brother to give him a son to help him with the chores at home. But remembering what Gulu warned , Kintu Walumbe objected and left angry at the refusal of Kintu . That same night, went home Walumbe of Kintu and Nambi or killed one of his sons .
So Gulu sent to another land of their children, Kayikuuzi for obliging Walumbe to return to heaven . Kayikuuzi Walumbe tried to convince to go to heaven but he did not want to capture him and Kayikuuzi decided by force. A fight between them and when Walumbe was about to be dominated escaped and disappeared into the ground ensued . Kayikuuzi chased and dug large holes in the ground to find it. When Kayikuuzi discovered where he was hiding , escaped Walumbe land . It is said that the caves found in Ttanda Ssingo are some excavated Kayikuuzi .
Gundya TIKOA
Supreme God of the Hottentot tribes of africa . Creator of the first Hottentot . As he committed countless sins , God was angry and cursed him , which of rejection sparked such hardness of heart in the descendants of the first black man who did not bother to pay reverence to the Divine Being . Gundya lives in the sky , beyond the moon, do not worry about humans either for good or for ill. And sometimes you have yourself to spend time in the world , under the guise of a beautiful Hottentot , mingling with others and without these terrestress stays have the least consequence or meaning.
Horey
The most important spirit of the west coast of Africa Horey ( Horei ) was called . It was an evil spirit and received an intense cult to appease . It was said that during the solemnities to be used to issue devoted terrible lows , indicating that food was required under a tree to appease . If he was not satisfied , it was believed that swallowed up some of the attendees until satisfied his tremendous voracity with more delicacies , not missing his gilder earnestly claiming to have been swallowed and then returned by the terrible Horey .
ICANTI
Los Cafres Africa recognize a supreme being of the Waters, called Icanti or Icante .
This , received offerings of animals , instead of burning were thrown overboard.
IMANA
In the mythology of the Banyarwanda ( old Ankole and Kigezi districts , near Rwanda ) is the creator god, seen as a generous and merciful God. He ruled over all living beings and gave them immortality , giving chase to be known as "Death" . According to local legend Banyarwanda , Death was a savage and ruthless animal that represented the state of death. While Imana was hunting , everyone must resguarse or hide , so Death not to find anyone to hunt or who shelter. But one day, while hunting , a woman went to the garden to pick some vegetables. Death quickly hid under his skin and was led into the house of the woman , hidden in it. The woman died ; three days after the funeral , her stepdaughter , who hated her , saw cracks where she was buried , as if reliving come again. She filled the cracks with more land, hit the ground with a heavy mortar and shouted: "Stay Dead " . Two days later, he did the same to see cracks in the tomb of the deceased. Three days later there was no crack for her to Sellase with soil. This meant the end of the possibility for humans to return to life. Death had become ever present. Another legend says that punished women Imana letting death lived with man.
JOK
In Alur mythology : They recognize Jok as the god that created everything we know . The literal meaning of its name is " Creator " , he is also known as Jok Odudu , "god 's birth " . Following the Alur mythology, the world is full of Djok , spirits and ancestors are believed to manifest themselves as living snake or big rocks. Offerings are held in the forest in cases of necessity , such as the lack of rain , with a black goat the animal most commonly used .
Juok
The Shilluk mythology : In each region of the world where Juok , the creator traveled , he created human beings with the earth found in each place , so depending on the color of the earth and came out finding people . She took a piece of land and you first put your arms and legs, giving you the ability to work ; after he rolled his eyes and gave him the ability to see ; then the mouth, and gave him the ability to eat and feed ; then the ears and gave him the ability to hear. Finally , gave him the ability to speak .
Kaang
Among African Bushmen Kaang is regarded as the creator of all things.
But according to Bushman mythology, Kaang left the world for the opposition found in him ; well , receiving disobedience of the first humans he created , sent fire and destruction to Earth and left at the end of the sky. Kaang is the god of natural phenomena and is present in all things , but especially in the praying mantis and the worm. Also this god associated with many myths and mythological figures as a hero on many occasions.
KALUNGA
Originally Kalunga was the ancestral god of the Lunda of Angola , Zaire and Zambia. Later, he became a supreme being , god of heaven and creation. He is the all-seeing and all-knowing , and is the judge of the dead , whose decisions are characterized by compassion and wisdom. As god of the dead is associated with the underworld and the sea.
KANNO
Name of the Supreme Being , among blacks the Malagasy coast as the creator of all that exists . They believed that all goods flow from it . But not grant him eternal life. It would , for successor, another being who should punish vice and reward virtue.
All the peoples of the coast make this god trace the origin of circumcision , which hold children from the age of six months. Although people seem imbued with respect for this being, and have him very high faith , to the point of not daring to explain it, but everything goes to worship the spirits of the dead.
KAUHA
God of Khoisan mythology . It is considered that Kauha is a trickster , and many of the stories are about the tricks employed Kauha with his family and the animals that inhabited the earth before he left to live in heaven.
KHONVOUM
Among the Pygmies of Central Africa, Khonvoum is the creator god ; Khonvoum rules over heaven and overnight, collected bits of stars and the sun casts for it to emerge the next day with all its splendor. It is said that the white man created Khonvoum and the black man from the white clay and black mud, and Pygmies created red mud. Khonvoum is also the great hunter and carries a bow made of two snakes that appears to mortals as a rainbow. For them also created the jungle with lush vegetation and animal life.
KOSI
Fetish of the peoples of the Congo , aquatic character , since it determines the rain , thunder and lightning , fisheries and river navigation, main communication lush territory, where the impenetrable forests cleared all roads . This fetish is shaped sandbag closed with two horns and feathers at the top .
LEZA
Leza was the supreme god of Central Africa and is the god who created the world ; Rain was also created by Leza . The sky was ruled by him. It was windy when it blew, and there was thunder when he hit . Leza gave people Central African customs.
Makemba
The Malagasy people of Madagascar, worshiped a fetish called Makemba , this tended especially the king and his nobles , his way was a three-strand braid tied with a ribbon for hanging shells, bones , feathers , and the like . His cult was to spray made about the fetish and the king by Warlocks , and the impregnation of a red liquid , which also served for amulets and recalling the use of red ocher, symbol of life , of the prehistoric men .
MAMI WATA
In Kongo mythology : Mami Wata is a feminine spirit living in the water that lives in rivers and creeks , but sometimes also be presented live at sea. Is said to have long dark hair , thin skin and compelling eyes. Although she may appear in dreams and visions as a beautiful sea creature , Train, also said that it may appear in the streets of a modern city in the form of a beautiful , elusive woman. As she is interested in all their offerings in contemporary perfumes, sunglasses, Coca-Cola and candy import feature . Mami Wata 's colors are red and white . With these colors are with her they tempts and attracts people and getting to subjugate may suffer from this obsession as a disease . Those who have a more positive concept to demonstrate this spirit blessings using white color. It is also said , that can bring misfortune Mami Wata on earth, but it can also give wealth to the faithful , their "daughters" or their husbands. Mami Wata is the subject of poems , songs , paintings , wood carvings and now films.
MANGALA
In the Bambara mythology : With minor quirks, their mythology coincides with other ancestry groups Mande. In Mande mythology, in the beginning, there was only Mangala .
Mangala had within it a dual, masculine and feminine energy . With both , he planted a seed , but the result disappointed destroyed the world he had created. He tried again , but this time both energies separated into two different seeds. He put in one egg shaped die and repeated the operation eight times . These seeds will transform you into fish. Everything was fine until Pemba , one of the male fish, egg and tried to escape from the parent taking the shot out of the egg and thus the earth was created . To restore the previous state of tranquility, Mangala used to Farro brother Pemba , to destroy it . Mangala took that was left in the placenta and transformed it into the sun , thus associating Pemba with darkness and night. Farro and other twins were transformed into human beings. Farro , after mastering the use of the word, and the other twins married each other but never twins together. This is the basis of exogamy among the Mande. Then came a stranger named Sourakata sky with the first sacred drum , hammer and skull of Farro . Sourakata began drumming and singing to come the first rain . Sourakata is the first magician ( nyamakalw ) Mande. The Faro Bambara consider as the deity who controls the sky and water . Faro gives water to all living creatures and taught humans the use of words , tools , agriculture and fisheries . Every four years returns to earth to make sure everything goes in harmony.
Maramba
He was a god of the people of Congo, depositary of oaths , specializing in hunting and justice . Defendants swore to him , ensuring his innocence ; if true , no nothing happened to them , otherwise instantaniamente fell dead before the figure of Maramba , placed on top of a basket at the entrance of his temple - hut. He was engaged as the boys reached puberty , at age twelve, and was offered the first libations of the banquets of the important characters .
MASSIM - BIAMBE
Among mundang the Congo , Massim - Biambe is the omnipotent creator god .
MAWU
God of the Ashanti of Upper Guinea. Mawu has two children, Mahov Sodza well, and Mahov Sogblé , bad, represetan the two opposing aspects of his father, conceived as ambivalent case reminiscent of other more developed regions, such as Brahmanism .
Mbere
In the fen mythology ( in the west of Bantu ) , Mbere is the creator . According to legend he created man from clay, but its creation was originally a lizard , who was placed in the great sea of water for five days.
In Kongo mythology : Mami Wata is a feminine spirit living in the water that lives in rivers and creeks , but sometimes also be presented live at sea. Is said to have long dark hair , very thin skin and compelling eyes. Although she may appear in dreams and visions as a beautiful sea creature , Train, also said that it may appear in the streets of a modern city in the form of a beautiful , elusive woman. As she is interested in all their offerings in contemporary perfumes, sunglasses, Coca-Cola and candy import feature . Mami Wata 's colors are red and white . With these colors are with her they tempts and attracts people and getting to subjugate may suffer from this obsession as a disease . Those who have a more positive concept to demonstrate this spirit blessings using white color. It also says that Mami Wata can bring misfortune on earth, but it can also give wealth to the faithful , their "daughters" or their husbands. Mami Wata is the subject of poems , songs , paintings , wood carvings and now films.
MANGALA
In the Bambara mythology : With minor quirks, their mythology coincides with other ancestry groups Mande. In Mande mythology, in the beginning, there was only Mangala .
Mangala had within it a dual, masculine and feminine energy . With both , he planted a seed , but the result disappointed destroyed the world he had created. He tried again , but this time both energies separated into two different seeds. He put in one egg shaped die and repeated the operation eight times . These seeds will transform you into fish. Everything was fine until Pemba , one of the male fish, egg and tried to escape from the parent taking the shot out of the egg and thus the earth was created . To restore the previous state of tranquility, Mangala used to Farro brother Pemba , to destroy it . Mangala took that was left in the placenta and transformed it into the sun , thus associating Pemba with darkness and night. Farro and other twins were transformed into human beings. Farro , after mastering the use of the word, and the other twins married each other but never twins together. This is the basis of exogamy among the Mande. Then came a stranger named Sourakata sky with the first sacred drum , hammer and skull of Farro . Sourakata began drumming and singing to come the first rain . Sourakata is the first magician ( nyamakalw ) Mande. The Faro Bambara consider as the deity who controls the sky and water . Faro gives water to all living creatures and taught humans the use of words , tools , agriculture and fisheries . Every four years returns to earth to make sure everything goes in harmony.
Maramba
He was a god of the people of Congo, depositary of oaths , specializing in hunting and justice . Defendants swore to him , ensuring his innocence ; if true , no nothing happened to them , otherwise instantaniamente fell dead before the figure of Maramba , placed on top of a basket at the entrance of his temple - hut. He was engaged as the boys reached puberty , at age twelve, and was offered the first libations of the banquets of the important characters .
MASSIM - BIAMBE
Among mundang the Congo , Massim - Biambe is the omnipotent creator god .
MAWU
God of the Ashanti of Upper Guinea. Mawu has two children, Mahov Sodza well, and Mahov Sogblé , bad, represetan the two opposing aspects of his father, conceived as ambivalent case reminiscent of other more developed regions, such as Brahmanism .
Mbere
In the fen mythology ( in the west of Bantu ) , Mbere is the creator . According to legend he created man from clay, but its creation was originally a lizard , who was placed in the great sea of water for five days. On the fifth day , Mbere looked and saw the lizard ; He looked back at the eighth day and the lizard was gone. But when the lizard emerged from the water , was a human being , "Thanks," the man told Mbere .
Mbomba
The original creator of the northern Zaire mongo god is Mbomba . Mbomba is also the lord of life and death . And the sun , moon and mankind are his children. Also known by the name of ' Nzakomba '.
Mugusa
The Mbuti mythology : When Mugusa , god of the sky , yet lived among these human imposed one law : they could eat fruit from any tree except the fruit of a certain ARGOL . People always respected the law but one day , a pregnant woman asked her husband to bring him fruit of the forbidden tree . The man, wanting to please his companion was sneaking into the woods and took of that fruit . But the moon saw him and told him to Mugusa . This became angry and ordered the death to living beings and he left the land to live forever in heaven .
Mukuru
Among the Herero bushmen of Namibia, Mukuru is the original creator god and his people.
The god Mukuru was alone , without parents or peers, and showed her kindness giving rain of life , healing the weak and holding the elderly. The Herero believe their leaders are reincarnations of Mukuru and continue the work of Mukuru .
MULUMGU
Across East Africa , from the Kamba in the north to the south zambesi , Mulumgu is the extended name of the creator god . Many people like the Nyamwezi of Tanzania, you are considered the god of heaven , whose voice is the thunder .
NJAMIÉ
The Ashanti of Upper Guinea also have Njamié as god , divinity of fate, means " shining " and is both the god of the sky.
NYALITCH
The Dinka mythology Nyalitch is considered as the only god Dinka people , He is the god of the sky and the rain and the Lord of the spirits of the ancestors. At first Nyalitch was always very close to the man lived with him and he was immortal like Nyalitch . Humans at that time did not have any disease and never went hungry , taking each day millet Nyalitch gave them to feed. One day Abukn , the first woman was created Nyalitch , eager to grind faster millet used a big stick in the mortar hit the sky. This angered Nyalitch who retired from the earth and left alone in this human . Since then the country has been spoiled, and men are now subject to death , disease and hunger. Abukn , the first woman, is regarded as the patroness of women, orchards and fields.
He is often represented as a small snake.
Nzame
Fang In mythology : In the beginning there was only Nzame , who had three deities : Mkwa , Nzalan and Mbere . Nzame created the universe and the earth and brought it to life. The three parts of Nzame were admiring this creation and thought they had to create who ruled the land and created the elephant, leopard , antelope and monkey , but thought it had to create a better goberante . Among the three made a new creature in his image, and called him Fam ( power) , and said to rule the earth. After a while, Fam became arrogant , he mistreated the animals and stopped worshiping Nzame . Nzame , angry , called Ntzalan ( thunder) and sent thunder and lightning and destroyed everything that was , except Fam who had promised immortality. Nzame decided to renew the earth and try again. He put a new layer of the planet Earth and grew a tree in it. The tree dropped seeds which grew trees. The tree dropped some of its leaves in the water and turned into fish, and other sheets dropped to the ground and conviertieron in animals. The earth was scorched by the thunder below and the proof is that if excaba deeply that land which we call coal is found . Later Nzame decided to create a new man , but this time you would mortal, and called Sekume , who is the father of us all.
Sekume made with Gnoul (body) and Nissim (soul). Nissim gives life to Gnoul . When Gnoul dies, Nissim lives on. Nissim lives in the eye. The bright dot in the center of the eye is Nsissim . Later Nzame Sekume told him to take a tree and make him a woman. He did and called Mbongwe , which is the first woman and the mother of us all .
Between them they had many children. And what happened to Fam ? . One day Sekume grabbed Fam, made a deep hole in the ground and I got into him Fam, putting a figure Nzame , stone , plugging the entrance. But Fam made underground tunnels until he got to go outside. Then , to find that Sekume , Mbongwe and children had taken over the land . Enraged, is hidden in the woods and in the water where he kills people and sinking ships.
Obassi Osaw And Obassi NSI
In Ekoi mythology : At first there were only the gods and Obassi Obassi Osaw Nsi and together created all that we know . One day Obassi Osaw made a man and a woman, and put into the earth, and Obassi Nsi taught them to farm and hunt for food . When finished creating , Obassi Osaw decided to live in heaven and Nsi Obassi chose to stay on earth. The God who lives in heaven gives us light and rain, but also droughts and storms. The god of the earth nurtures us and returns to earth to people when they die .
OBATALA
Obatala , one of the most important gods to the Yoruba ; Obatala is the creator of the human body , in which his father Olorun introduced the soul.
OGUN
In Yoroba , Ogun mythology, is the god of iron and modern technology .
OLORUN
In Yoroba , Olorun ( " the owner of the sky " ) culture. There is no organized or temples in honor of Olorun priesthood , though he invokes ask his blessing. According to the Yoruba religion when a person dies, his soul enters the realm of the ancestors from which they continue to influence things on earth. Annually, the lineage heads are responsible to honor all ancestors in places expressly held for this purpose. It is said that the great god Olorun , Orishala asked to come down from heaven and the first earth crease in Ile- Ife . Orishala was delayed and his brother Oduduwa who fulfilled this task. Fortunately , later sixteen other orisha descended from the heavens to create a human being and live with him on Earth.
OLUCúN
God of the black regions of Benin , Togo, Dahomey and part of the coast of the Gulf of Gunea . Olucún was a sea god, his performances abound .
OVISARA
God of the black regions of Benin , Togo, Dahomey and part of the coast of the Gulf of Gunea . Supreme God , creator of the universe and man . His kindness was so endless, that no one cared about worship or thank , common ership many African peoples.
PAMBA
The Ovambo are located in the northern part of the west African savanna , particularly in Angola and Namibia. In the mythology of the Ovambo Pamba is the creator and the sustenance of life.
SHANGO
In the pantheon of Yoruba cosmology , Shango ( Sango and Sagoe ), the god of Thunder, occupies an important position. Create thunder and lightning throwing " thunder stones " to earth.
The priests are to where lightning has fallen to locate the stone thrown by Shango . It is believed that these stones have special powers , and kept in temples dedicated to Shango . He has four wives, each of which is materialized through a river of Yorubaland . His principal wife , Oya , is represented by the Niger River.
TAIVADU
The Malagasy people of Madagascar Taivadu believe in god that it had an army of devils, cause of all evil in disease , death and disaster , despite its diminutive size did not exceed one centimeter.
TORE
Tore Bambuti have the Lord of animals and hunting , manifested as storm and hidden in the rainbow. Tore usually represented in the rites of initiation into leopard form .
UMVELINQANGI
In Zulu mythology populate , Umvelinqangi is the creator and omnipresent God , manifested in the form of thunder and earthquake. He is the creator of the first rushes of which emerged the supreme god Unkulunkulu .
UNCHULOGU
Los Cafres Africa recognize a kind of supreme being , the great spirit Unchulogu , than the souls of the dead and the souls of the things to which he sacrificed animals .
UNUMBOTTE
It is a divine creator basari for the people of Togo , West Africa .
UUKULUNKULU
God of the Zulus of Africa . Conservative humanity. He left a primitive trunk or a cane , just like men . Available death and life, that sent the chameleon Unawabu men with the news that never die ; but this animal is both entertained during your journey, which gave time for the Great Spirit to change his mind and send a lizard called Intulo with the opposite story , and it 's the rush that came before the chameleon was given , and deciding to ever, the fate of men.
The Zulus have for this reason , as dislike that chameleons lizards .
WELE
For Kavirondo ( the vusugu ) settled in Kenya, Wele is the supreme god in their pantheon .
Wele , first created the heavens , the sun, the moon and other celestial bodies. But the sun and moon fought each other , so Wele was forced to separate and decreed that each occupy only the sky every other hour . Then Wele created clouds , lightning , stars , rain , rainbows and air. Finally he created the earth and humanity to share the riches of the earth with the rest of created beings . But once , Wele , disguised Chameleon , came to see how things were going in the ground and when he stood before humans they refused to share food with him. Angry, cursed the farmer and his descencencia and punished them with the loss of immortality. The creation myth of the Kavirondo people is clearly a myth developed in several phases. Again we have a divine example of dual aspect as Wele appears in two ways: as Omuwanga , the god " white " kind, and as Gumali , the " black " God who brings misfortune and punish.
Yachar
The Malagasy people of Madagascar revered supreme , beneficent god , known as Yachar or Jachar , lacking statues, worship, altars and offerings and not receiving other honors, because in his goodness did not need propitiate , and also knew what man needed and needs they had. Yachar had under his command a legion of beneficial spirits , angels sort of color to it the spirit of evil , Angat , and the supreme mdl , Taivadu faced.
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