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Akpa Uyọk - An Efik Ndem Priest who E.U. Aye asserts became part of the host of Ndem Efik. [10] Udom Inyañ - regarded as the deity of wealth who lives at the bottom of the Calabar river. Akpando - Deity located at Ikot Esu; Ukim ita - Deity located at Ikot Esu; Asari Anyando - Deity located at Creek Town; Esiet obom - Deity located at Creek town
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 Efik originally believed that Abasi was too high up in the heavens and was unbothered by the affairs of man. [13] Such beliefs may have been used in the past as justification for the worship of Ndem, whom the Efik believed had more connection with the earth. [14] In some Efik myths, there exists a concept of a triune God.
The Efik religion is based on the traditional beliefs of the Efik people of southern Nigeria. The traditional religious beliefs of the Efik are not systemised into a logical orthodoxy but consists of diverse conceptions such as worship of the supreme God, ancestral veneration, cleansing rituals and funeral rites.
Abassi (also known as Abasi or Awasi) is the supreme creator god of the Efik, Ibibio, and Annang people of Nigeria. [1] [2] The depiction of Abassi in Efik and Annang traditions is influenced by Ibibio mythology since the two groups used to be part of the Ibibio before they migrated to different parts of southeast Nigeria and formed their own societies.
The word for name in Efik is Enyiñ and the act of assigning a name to a child is Usio enyiñ. [1] Like many cultures, The naming of an Efik child takes place at a naming ceremony. [2] Unlike many Nigeria names, most Efik names do not possess literal meanings but store information about a child.
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
The name "Agbisherea" (also known as Egbosherry) appended in the names of the two kings listed by Barbot, was the name of the country, on the coast of which they traded from. [52] Aphrom was a corruption of Ephraim, which was an anglicised form of the Efik name Efiom. [52]