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This is a list of African spirits as well as deities found within the traditional African religions. It also covers spirits as well as deities found within the African religions—which is mostly derived from traditional African religions. Additionally, prominent mythic figures including heroes and legendary creatures may also be included in ...
A Mother's Love: A story about two wives married to one man. One wife could have children, and the other could not. The one who could have children had one daughter. The wife who could not have children became mean. The mother had to go to a market, which was a few days walk away and she left her daughter with the other wife.
Name Deity Of Ethnic Group Religion Member Of Homeland Adewole Star god, third son of olorun,god of balance , god of Truth and justice,teleportation, telekinesis, shapeshifting, invisibility, flight, X-ray vision, time travel, and enhanced intelligence. Yoruba people Yoruba religion Yorubaland Agemo: Chameleon, Servant Yoruba People: Yoruba ...
In the course of "exorcisms", accused children may be starved, beaten, mutilated, set on fire, forced to consume acid or cement, or buried alive. While some church leaders and Christian activists have spoken out strongly against these abuses, many Nigerian churches are involved in the abuse, although church administrations deny knowledge of it ...
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Many of the early writers and theologians had connections with Africa. A partial list would include: Mark the Evangelist, author of the Gospel that bears his name and founder of the Patriarchate of Alexandria; Apollos, may be author of the Epistle to Hebrews; Ammon the Abbot; Anatolius of Laodicea, of Egypt; Aurelius, of Tunisia
Her name is a contraction of the Yoruba words Iye, a dialect variant of "ìyá" meaning "mother"; ọmọ, meaning "child"; and ẹja, meaning "fish"; roughly translated the term means "mother of fish children". This represents the vastness of her motherhood, her fecundity, and her reign over all living things.
Ọya lived on Earth as a human from the town of Ira, in present day Kwara state, Nigeria, where she was a wife of the Alaafin of Oyo, Shango.In Yorùbá, the name Ọya is believed to derive from the phrase coined from "ọ ya" which means "she tore," referring to her association with powerful winds.