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List of Gods : "W Africa" - 360 records

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Name ▲▼Origin ▲▼Description ▲▼
Goddess name
"Enekpe"
Africa Goddess of the family and guardian of destiny Africa
God name
"Enundu"
Gishu / Uganda, East Africa Plague god. A god identified with smallpox and propitiated with the sacrifice of a goat....
God name
"Eschu"
Africa / Yoruba The god of mischief, is the son of Lusa and Mahu. He supported Legba in giving power of the loa to a mortal as a force of good against the evil unleashed by their brother Sagbata. Africa / Yoruba
Deities name
"Eschu/ Legba"
Yoruba / Africa These deities are messengers between gods & mortals, not very nice either
Goddess name
"Eseasar"
Africa Goddess of the earth. Africa
God name
"Eshu"
Yoruba / Nigeria, West Africa Itinerant god. An ancient deity regarded as the attendant and messenger of the creator god OLODUMARE. He påśśes among mortal people åśśessing character and meting out punishment. Devotees are identified by necklaces of black or brown beads....
God name
"Esu"
Edo / Benin / Nigeria, West Africa God of påśśage. A fearsome deity who stands at the gates of the home of the gods holding a set of keys. He is known for his trickery....
God name
"Fa"
Africa The god with 16 eyes who brought learning to the people. Africa

"Faro"
Africa Purified the earth by sacrificing himself to atone for his twin Pemba's sin. Mande. Weat Africa
God name
"Faro"
Bambara / Mali, West Africa River god. Regarded as the deity who brought order to the world at the time of creation. He impregnated himself and gave birth to twins who were the first human beings. He is also the progenitor of fish stocks in the river Niger. His chief adversary is the god of the desert wind, TELIKO. Faro is propitiated annually by a Komo society of men in a ritual of dancing. They use a special mask which is created anew each year. According to legend Faro came to earth after a long period of drought during which most of the living things died. He also gave mankind the gift of speech....
God name
"Faro Bambara"
W Africa A river god that brought order to the world when it was created
God name
"Fe"
Gai / Ivory Coast, West Africa Tutelary god. By tradition he arbitrated a dispute between two tribes, the Chuilo and the Nyaio. The Nyaio were eventually defeated and Fe became specifically the god of the Chuilo people. He is propitiated by means of a dance in which a terrifying mask is worn....
God name
"Fidi Mukullu"
Bena Lulua / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa Creator god. He provides mankind with food, tools and weapons. The Sun and moon were engendered from his cheeks....
Supreme god name
"Gamab"
Africa Supreme god and creator of the world who lives beyond the stars Africa
Supreme god name
"Gamab/ Ganna/ Gawa/ Gaunab Damaras"
Africa The supreme god & creator of the world who lives beyond the stars

"Gaunab"
Africa The evil One. Responsible for all misfortune, disease and death. South Africa
God name
"Gaunab"
Khoi / Hottentot / Namibia, southern Africa Malevolent god of darkness. The chief adversaryof the creator god TSUNIGOAB. He was engaged in a primordial struggle for supremacy during which Tsunigoab was wounded but eventually triumphed, consigning Gaunab to the so-called “black heaven.”...
God name
"Gaunab Kohl"
Hottentot / Namibia / S Africa A malevolent God of darkness as well as the god of of of the black heaven
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