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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.
The traditional Berber religion is the sum of ancient and native set of beliefs and deities adhered to by the Berbers.Originally, the Berbers seem to have believed in worship of the sun and moon, animism and in the afterlife, but interactions with the Phoenicians, Greeks and Romans influenced religious practice and melted traditional faiths with new ones.
Zulu goddesses (1 P) Pages in category "African goddesses" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Poster of a Mami Wata, "serpent priestess" painted ca. 1926 by German artist Schleisinger, displayed in shrines as a popular image of Mami Wata in Africa and in the Diaspora. [1] [2] North Africa. Berber deities. Guanche deities; Egyptian deities; Osiris, lord of the dead. His green skin symbolizes rebirth. Sub-Saharan Africa. African deities ...
The difference between powerful spirits and gods is often minimal. Most African societies believe in several “high gods” and a large amount of lower gods and spirits. There are also some religions with a single supreme being (Chukwu, Nyame, Olodumare, Ngai, Roog, etc.). [37] Some recognize a dual god and goddess such as Mawu-Lisa. [38]
An Earth god or Earth goddess is a deification of the Earth associated with a figure with chthonic or terrestrial attributes. There are many different Earth goddesses and gods in many different cultures mythology. However, Earth is usually portrayed as a goddess. Earth goddesses are often associated with the chthonic deities of the underworld. [1]
The Goddess Africa, in Latin Dea Africa, was the personification of Africa by the Romans in the early centuries of the common era. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] She was one of the fertility and abundance deities in North Africa worshiped by the tribe of Ifri.
This is an index of lists of deities of the different religions, cultures and mythologies of the world.. List of deities by classification; Lists of deities by cultural sphere