Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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God name "Ikenga (right forearm)" | Ibo / Nigeria, West Africa | God of fortune. A benevolent deity who guides the hands of mankind. He is depicted wearing a horned headdress, and carrying a sword and a severed head. He is invoked as a household guardian.... |
God name "Ikenga Ibo" | Nigeria | A god of fortune, a benevolent deity |
Spirit name "Ikoro" | Nigeria | The spirit of the drums. Igbos. Nigeria |
God name "Iku" | Nigeria | God of death Nigeria |
Spirit name "Imo miri" | Nigeria | River spirit. Igbos. Nigeria |
Goddess name "Isa (2)" | Songhai / Niger, West Africa | River goddess. The mother goddess of the river Niger.... |
"Jukun" | Nigeria | The creator of the Shido and Chido people. Nigeria |
Goddess name "Kyanwa" | Nigeria | Goddess of hunting. Nigeria |
God name "Obatala" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | Fertility god. The first deity engendered by the creator god OLODUMARE. His consort is Yemowo. Among other responsibilities, he makes barren women fertile and shapes the fetus in the womb. He is considered to be the sculptor of mankind. He is depicted wearing white robes and symbolizes cleanliness. Offerings include coconuts and maize fruits. A jar of clean water is carried by a priestess to his sanctuary each morning and the water is drunk by women to make them fertile. Also Orishanla (archaic); Orisha-Popo; Orisha-Ogiyan; Orisha-Ijaye.... |
God name "Obumo" | Africa | The thunderer, the principal god and great First Cause. Nigeria, Africa |
God name "Ochosi" | Nigeria | God of hunting and justice. Nigeria |
Goddess name "Ochu" | Nigeria | Goddess of the moon who sweeps away the ashes of death. Nigeria |
Supreme god name "Oduduwa" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | Creator goddess. The consort, or alternatively the daughter, of the supreme god OLODUMARE. She is perceived as the substance, or matrix, of the earth which Olodumare impregnated to generate life. She is also a goddess of war and her sons include the great heroic Yoruba god OGUN. According to some traditions Oduduwa is also perceived as a god.... |
"Ofo" | Nigeria | A sacred object used to intensify the power of prayers. Ibo, Nigeria |
God name "Ohe" | Nigeria | The omnipresent and supreme sky god. The Egede, Nigeria |
God name "Oko" | Nigeria | Oko god of the farm and Agriculture. Yoruba, Nigeria |
God name "Oko (hoe)" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | God of Agriculture. According to tradition he descended from heaven and lived at a farm near the town of Irao, where he attained a great age. One day he disappeared, leaving only his staff which was taken as a symbol of his presence. Annually, at the start of the Rainy season, a festival with strong fertility emphasis is held in his honor.... |
God name "Olodumare" | Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa | Creator god. He engendered the god OBATALA as his deputy. The souls of the dead are expected to make confession to Olodumare. When he created the earth, he filled a snail's shell with dirt, placed inside it a hen and a pigeon and threw it down, whereupon the hen and pigeon began to scatter the earth and create land. Olodumare then sent a chameleon to report on progress. Sand was added, followed by a palm, a coconut and a kola nut tree. When these were established the god placed on earth the first sixteen humans. Also Alaaye; Elemii; Olojo Oni; Olorun; Orishanla.... |