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Unkulunkulu
Unkulunkulu is a major ancestral and creator figure in Zulu religious tradition. The name is commonly associated with the “greatest one,” the “very great ancestor,” or the first human ancestor, although its exact meaning…
Waaq
Waaq, also written Waaqa, is the supreme creator and sustaining power in the traditional religious thought of many Oromo people of the Horn of Africa. Oromo communities are especially associated with Ethiopia and norther…
Were
Were is a supreme creator deity in the traditional religious thought of some Luo-speaking communities of East Africa, especially in western Kenya and adjoining parts of Uganda and Tanzania. The name is also recorded alon…
Woyengi
Woyengi is a creator figure in the religious tradition of the Ijaw people of the Niger Delta region of present-day Nigeria. In the best-known accounts, Woyengi is a primordial being associated with the creation of human …
Wulbari
Wulbari is the name of a divine being in the traditional religion of the Talensi and related peoples of northern Ghana. In the cultural setting where the name is used, Wulbari is understood as a high god or supreme sky d…
Wuni
Wuni is a figure associated with African mythology, especially in traditions from parts of the Sudan and the wider Nilotic cultural sphere, where details may vary by language group and by source. Because the name is not …
Yasigi
Yasigi is a figure from Dogon tradition in West Africa, especially associated with communities in present-day Mali. In published accounts, Yasigi is most often described as a masked or ritual presence connected with perf…
Yeban
Yeban is a name that appears in references to African traditional religion and folklore, but its precise identity is not fixed in widely available published sources. In many cases, names of spirits, beings, or ancestral …
Yurugu
Yurugu is a major figure in the religious and cosmological traditions of the Dogon people of Mali. In Dogon thought, he is not a conventional god, hero, or demon in the sense familiar from many other mythologies, but a d…