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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 this list.
Yoruba warriors (10 P) Pages in category "African warriors" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Name Meaning Date Raised Age Group Birth Years Ama-Wombe Single Clash: 1816: 1775-1785 U-Kangela Look-out: 1816: 1785-1790 Izin-Tenjana ezakala O-Ngoye [a]: 1818-1819
105. Amara - African name meaning "grace,” with a warrior edge. ... Variation of the Greek name Nyx, meaning "night" or "darkness"—very powerful! 143. Octavia - Warrior Latin name meaning "the ...
Sandraudiga, goddess whose name may mean "she who dyes the sand red", suggesting she is a war deity or at least has a warrior aspect; Týr, god of war, single combat, law, justice, and the thing, who later lost much of his religious importance and mythical role to the god Wōden; Wōden, god associated with wisdom, poetry, war, victory, and death
They were named Amazons by Western Europeans who encountered them, due to the story of the female warriors of Amazons in Greek mythology. The emergence of an all-female military regiment was the result of Dahomey's male population facing high casualties in the increasingly frequent violence and warfare with neighbouring West African states.
Avantibai ( –1857) was a warrior who raised an army of 4000 and defeated British forces in a battle in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh during the India Rebellion of 1857. Uda Devi ( –1857) was a warrior who fought in the Battle of Sikandar Bagh in November 1857, part of the India Rebellion of 1857.
Shaka (roughly translated as "intestinal beetle") was born to the Zulu king. He was the eldest of many sons, but was considered to be a bastard child and was sent away to live in another neighboring tribe known as the Elangeni, where his mother was originally from, leaving his half-brother to rule the Zulu kingdom. [5]