Directory 74 of 4,089 deities
Deities — African traditions
The deities filed under African traditions.
Deities in African traditions
Sub-Saharan Africa and the Atlantic diaspora, antiquity to the present.
74 deities
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Yemaja One of the major river deities of the Yorùbá people and the Yorùbá Diaspora -
Shango Yoruba orisha of fire, thunder, lightning, virility, dance, drumming, strength and justice; deified third Alaafin of the Oyo Empire, known for his double-headed battle-axe (Oṣé) -
Mami Wata West African water spirit -
Ogun Orisha, god of war in the Yoruba mythology -
Oshun The youngest of the orisha, this goddess is associated with sexuality, fertility, and femininity -
Papa Legba Loa - Ngai African deity
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Baron Samedi Loa of Haitian Vodou -
Eshu Yoruba deity -
Nana Buluku Female supreme being in some West African Traditional Religions such as Vodun -
Oduduwa Yoruba deity.(Oduduwa was a Yoruba divine king,legendary leader of the Ife Empire and a creator deity and orisha in the Yoruba religion.According to tradition, he was the holder of the title of the Olofin of Ile-Ife, the Yoruba holy city).Orishà - Olorun Supreme deity in the Yoruba pantheon
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Erzulie Haitian Cosmology - Mawu Creator goddess in Dahomey mythology
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Olokun Orisha in the Yoruba religion -
Obatala Head of the orishas -
Orunmila Deity - Ala Ordinani deity
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Babalú-Ayé Spirit strongly associated with infectious disease and healing in the Yoruba religion -
Damballa One of the most important of all the loa -
Maman Brigitte Vodou goddess -
Oya Orisha - Agwé Water deity
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Elegua An Orisha, syncretized with either Saint Michael, Saint Anthony of Padua, or the Holy Child of Atocha - Mamlambo South African Deity
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Xevioso God of thunder in the Dahomey mythology -
Ibeji Twin Orishas in the Yoruba religion -
Oxossi Spirit in the Yoruba religion of West Africa -
Queen Oronsen Goddess Of Yoruba Mythology -
Aganju Deity in several religions - Aja Orisha; spirit of the forest, the animals within it and herbal healers
- Egbado Ethnic group
- Katonda Supreme creator god in the Buganda mythology
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Nzambi a Mpungu Kikongo term for high creator god - Olapa Moon goddess in Maasai mythology
- Olodumare Supreme deity in the traditional Yoruba religions
- Orungan Yoruba deity
- Kibuka God in the traditional Baganda religion
- Amma Creator god in the religion of the Dogon
- Khonvoum Supreme god and creator of in the mythology of the Bambuti Pygmy people
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Kianda In Angolan mythology, Kianda is the goddess of the sea and protector of fishermen. -
Osanyin Yoruba deity (Orisha) - Shakpana Candomblé deity
- Ajok Supreme deity in Lotuko mythology
- Oba Water deity
- Ayao Yoruba goddess of the air and wind
- Bondyé Main creator god in Haitian Vodou
- Ggulu Heavenly deity in Ganda mythology who lived in heaven
- Inkosazana Zulu fertility goddess
- Juok God of some tribes on the Nile, Sudan
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Oko Yoruba orisha - Oxalá
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Sopona God of smallpox for the Yorubas - Adjassou-Linguetor Loa in Haitian Vodou folklore
- Agemo Deity
- Azaka-Tonnerre Loa of thunder
- Egungun-oya Deity of divination
- Erinle Deity in the Yoruba religion
- Iansan
- Irunmọlẹ Order of primordial deities in the Yoruba religion
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Preto Velho - Sobo Thunder loa
- Ajogun Malevolent divinities in Yoruba religion
- Amadioha Deity of thunder and lightning in the Igbo religion
- Iya Nla Deity in Yoruba cosmology
- Kaikuzi Character in the Gandan creation myth and the Legend of Kintu
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Korikoto Deity in the Yoruba pantheon - Leza Creator god
- Ogoun Loa in vodun religion
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Ti-Jean Petro Snake-loa - Unumbotte Creator god of the Bassari people
- Wulbari African deity
- Xamaba African deity
- Dan Petro Loa who protects farmers
African traditions
Yorùbá, Akan, Igbo, Dogon, Zulu and diaspora traditions, and the Ethiopian and Coptic churches.