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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. Additionally, prominent mythic figures including heroes and legendary creatures may also be included in ...
Asase Ya/Afua. Categories: African deities. Goddesses by culture. Hidden category: Commons category link from Wikidata.
For the river in Nigeria, see Osun River. Oshun (also Ọṣun, Ochún, and Oxúm) is the Yoruba orisha associated with love, sexuality, fertility, femininity, water, destiny, divination, purity, and beauty, and the Osun River, and of wealth and prosperity in Voodoo. [1][2][3] She is considered the most popular and venerated of the 401 orishas. [4]
Saulė, goddess of the Sun. Basque mythology. Ekhi, goddess of the Sun and protector of humanity. Celtic mythology. Áine, Irish goddess of love, summer, wealth, and sovereignty, associated with the Sun and midsummer. Alaunus, Gaulish god of the Sun, healing, and prophecy. Belenos, Gaulish god of the Sun.
Àwọn òrìṣà Obinrin (Female Orishas) Ajé - orisha of wealth. Yewa - orisha of the Yewa River. Nàná Bùkùú - orisha of the river and of the earth. Ọbà - first wife of Ṣàngó and orisha of domesticity and marriage. Ọtìn - orisha of the river Otín, she is hunter and wife of Erinlẹ̀. Olókun - orisha of the ocean.
The appearance of her hair ranges from straight, curly to wooly black and combed straight back. [4] [5] Most scholarly sources suggest the name "Mami Wata" is a pidgin English derivation of "Mother Water", reflecting the goddess's title ("mother of water" or "grandmother of water") in the Agni language of Côte d'Ivoire, [6] although this etymology has been disputed by Africanist writers in ...
Aido Wedo. The Rainbow Serpent of Dahomey mythology. Ayida-Weddo. A loa in Dahomey mythology who is married to Damballa. Ayida-Weddo is also mentioned in Haitian Vodou. Damballa. A loa featured in West African mythology in addition to African-American Vodou. Bida. A serpent of Soninke mythology.
Skuld - Oh My Goddess! Mii (May or Mei in Anglo dubbed) - Jungle De Ikou! Rongo - Jungle De Ikou! Holo - Spice and Wolf. Aqua - KonoSuba. Ristarte - Cautious Hero. Valkyrie - Cautious Hero. Hestia - Danmachi. Haruhi Suzumiya - the melancholy of haruhi suzumiya.