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Ala (meaning 'earth' and 'land' in Igbo, also Ájá-ànà) [48] [49] is the feminine earth spirit who is responsible for morality, fertility and the dead ancestors who are stored in the underworld in her womb. Ala is at the head of the Igbo pantheon, maintaining order and carrying out justice against wrongdoers.
Ala (also known as Ani, Ana, Ale, and Ali in varying Igbo dialects) is the female Alusi (deity) of the earth, [1] morality, fertility, and creativity in Odinani. In Odinani, Ala rules over the underworld and holds the deceased ancestors in her womb. Her name literally translates to "ground" in the Igbo language, denoting her powers over the ...
Prior to "Western civilisation, the poetry of the Igbo was well developed, and it also served the sociological needs of the people." [49] Igbo poetry is classified into two parts: panegyric and elegiac poetry. Panegyric poetry is seen during childbirth, love poems and rituals while elegiac poetry can be seen in times of war, burials and ...
While today many Igbo people are Christian, the traditional ancient Igbo religion is known as Odinani.In the Igbo mythology, which is part of their ancient religion, the supreme God is called Chineke ("the God of creation"); Chineke created the world and everything in it and is associated with all things on Earth.
Olori-igbo (Lord of the Forests) - King of the ghommids; Agbako - a sixteen-eyed monster; Iranlowo (Helpmeet) - a spirit of God; Iwapede - Akara-ogun's love from the City of Filth; Ijamba (Peril) - a giant man; Aroni - one-legged ghommid; Kurumbete - an angel who rebelled against God and was cast from Heaven
Esu-kekere-ode (Tiny Fiend of the Border) - a two foot tall ghommid or kobold who lives in an anthill in Igbo Idakeroro (the Forest of Impenetrable Silence) and bars travellers from entering Igbó Olódùmarè; Anjonnu-iberu (Ghommid-of-Fear) - a ghommid who guards the entrance into Igbó Olódùmarè; Ajediran - a witch and Olowo-Aiye's wife
The Kingdom of Nri (Igbo: Ọ̀ràézè Ǹrì) was a medieval polity located in what is now Nigeria.The kingdom existed as a sphere of religious and political influence over a significant part of what is known today as Igboland prior to expansion, and was administered by a priest-king called an Eze Nri.
An ọgbanje is a term in Odinani (Igbo: ọ̀dị̀nànị̀) for what was thought to be an evil spirit that would deliberately plague a family with misfortune. Belief in ọgbanje in Igboland is not as strong as it once was, although there are still some believers. [1] Its literal meaning in the Igbo language is "children who come and go".