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| Goddess name "Nze" | Ngbandi / Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa | moon god. One of the seven children of KETUA, the god of fortune and LOMO, the goddess of peace. He is closely linked with women and fertility. At menstruation he is said to have cut the girl and, during pregnancy, the moon is dark for her.... |
| Goddess name "Sese" | Ngbandi / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa | Chthonic goddess. One of seven deities invoked at Sunrise each day.... |
| Spirit name "Toro" | Ngbandi / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa | Creator god. He is perceived as a great serpent, the son of KANGALOGBA, who is both the spirit of the dragonfly and the symbol of the sacred river Oubangui.... |
| God name "Wa" | Ntomba / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa | Sun god. Probably originating as a god of hunters who protects and controls the animals in the Forest. He has a son, Mokele.... |
| God name "Yayu" | Ngbandi / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa | sky god. One of seven gods invoked at daybreak.... |
| God name "Yemeoonji" | Mongo / Nkundo / Democratic Republic of Congo, central Africa | Creator god. According to tradition, he gave the Sun god Nkombe three parcels when the people complained the world was too dark; two were brightly colored and one was a dull gray. Realizing that he was about to be tricked, Nkombe opened the gray parcel and the world was flooded with light.... |
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