Name ▲▼ | Origin ▲▼ | Description ▲▼ |
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Goddess name "Bomo Rambi" | Zimbabwe | Goddess of the moon. Zimbabwe |
Goddess name "Bomo Rambi/ Bomu Rambi" | Zimbabwe | A moon goddess |
God name "Chikara Korekore" | Zimbabwe | sky god. Zimbabwe |
Goddess name "Dzivaguru" | Korekore / Shona / northern Zimbabwe, southern Africa | Chthonic mother goddess. Originally said to have ruled both heaven and earth and lived in a palace by a sacred lake near Dande. She is depicted wearing goatskins and bearing a cornucopia holding magical substances. Her sacred creatures are mythical golden Sunbirds, probably modeled on swallows, a pair of which were actually discovered in Zimbabwe.... |
God name "Lesa" | southeastern African | Creator god. The name by which the supreme deity is known across a wide area of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Equating to LISA in regions of West Africa. Also regarded as a Rain god. Probably strongly influenced by Islam and, to a lesser extent, by Christianity. Also Leza.... |
God name "Leza" | Bantu / Zimbabwe | A creator god |
God name "Leza Bantu" | Zimbabwe | Creator god Zimbabwe |
Goddess name "Måśśåśśi" | Zimbabwe | Goddess of the morning star Zimbabwe |
Goddess name "Mella" | Zimbabwe | Goddess of healing, sorcery and shamanism. Zimbabwe |
Goddess name "Morongo" | Zimbabwe | Goddess of the evening star, gave birth to the animals of creation and then went on to create humans. Zimbabwe |
God name "Nosenga" | Korekore / Shona / Zimbabwe, southern Africa | Tribal god. He is accessible to mankind through a mortal medium or oracle known as ĥōřé, who lives in the town of the tribal chief and is consulted only with the chief's permission. Nosenga has several human priestess consorts who are wedded to him in chastity in the fashion of Christian nuns.... |
God name "Nosenga Kotrkore/ Shona" | Zimbabwe | A tribal god that requires an oracle |