SHANGO •
Shango also known as Changó or Xangô is an Orisha (or spirit) in Yoruba religion. Genealogically speaking, Shango is a royal ancestor of the Yoruba as he was the third Alaafin of the Oyo Kingdom prior to his posthumous deification. Shango has numerous manifestations, including Airá, Agodo, Afonja, Lubé, and Obomin.He is known for his powerful double axe (Oṣè). He is considered to be one of the most powerful rulers that Yorubaland has ever produced
Sango was the fourth Alafin of Oyo, following Oranmiyan and Ajaka.He brought prosperity to the Oyo Empire. Unlike his peaceful brother Ajaka, he was a powerful and violent ruler. He reigned for seven years which were marked by his continuous campaigns and many battles. His reign ended due to his inadvertent destruction of his palace by lightning. He had three wives, namely Queen Oshun, Queen Oba, and Queen Oya.
#Africa #Nigeria #Yoruba
Shango also known as Changó or Xangô is an Orisha (or spirit) in Yoruba religion. Genealogically speaking, Shango is a royal ancestor of the Yoruba as he was the third Alaafin of the Oyo Kingdom prior to his posthumous deification. Shango has numerous manifestations, including Airá, Agodo, Afonja, Lubé, and Obomin.He is known for his powerful double axe (Oṣè). He is considered to be one of the most powerful rulers that Yorubaland has ever produced
Sango was the fourth Alafin of Oyo, following Oranmiyan and Ajaka.He brought prosperity to the Oyo Empire. Unlike his peaceful brother Ajaka, he was a powerful and violent ruler. He reigned for seven years which were marked by his continuous campaigns and many battles. His reign ended due to his inadvertent destruction of his palace by lightning. He had three wives, namely Queen Oshun, Queen Oba, and Queen Oya.
#Africa #Nigeria #Yoruba
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MAPUCHE MYTHOLOGY •
The Mapuche is a group of native indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who share a common social, religious, and economic structure, as well as a common linguistic heritage as Mapudungun speakers. Their homelands once extended from Aconcagua Valley to the Chiloé Archipelago and later spread eastward to Puelmapu, a land comprising part of the Argentine pampa and Patagonia
#Mapuche #SouthAmerica
The Mapuche is a group of native indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who share a common social, religious, and economic structure, as well as a common linguistic heritage as Mapudungun speakers. Their homelands once extended from Aconcagua Valley to the Chiloé Archipelago and later spread eastward to Puelmapu, a land comprising part of the Argentine pampa and Patagonia
#Mapuche #SouthAmerica
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The main groups of deities and/or spirits in Mapuche mythology are the Pillan and Wangulen (ancestral spirits), the Ngen (spirits in nature), and the wekufe (evil spirits). Sun and moon worship among the Mapuche have parallels among the Central Andean peoples and the Inca religion.
#Mapuche #SouthAmerica
#Mapuche #SouthAmerica
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SANG JE •
Sang-Je is the Korean Heavenly Emperor. Also known as Hanuelnim, Hwanin, and Cheonwang, Sang-Je is a sky god who is often depicted as a wise old sage with a long beard. As ruler of heaven, Sang-Je oversees the lives of gods and humans and sometimes elects humans to become new gods. He is often compared to the Chinese Jade Emperor, who has a similar role, as well as other sky gods, such as Odin, Yahweh, or Allah.
#Korean #Asia
Sang-Je is the Korean Heavenly Emperor. Also known as Hanuelnim, Hwanin, and Cheonwang, Sang-Je is a sky god who is often depicted as a wise old sage with a long beard. As ruler of heaven, Sang-Je oversees the lives of gods and humans and sometimes elects humans to become new gods. He is often compared to the Chinese Jade Emperor, who has a similar role, as well as other sky gods, such as Odin, Yahweh, or Allah.
#Korean #Asia
MAASAI MYTHOLOGY •
The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best-known local populations internationally due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes and their distinctive customs and dress. The Maasai speak the Maa language , a member of the Nilotic language family that is related to the Dinka, Kalenjin and Nuer languages. Except for some elders living in rural areas, most Maasai people speak the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania, being Swahili and English.
#Maasai #Kenya #Tanzania #Africa
The Maasai are a Nilotic ethnic group inhabiting northern, central and southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. They are among the best-known local populations internationally due to their residence near the many game parks of the African Great Lakes and their distinctive customs and dress. The Maasai speak the Maa language , a member of the Nilotic language family that is related to the Dinka, Kalenjin and Nuer languages. Except for some elders living in rural areas, most Maasai people speak the official languages of Kenya and Tanzania, being Swahili and English.
#Maasai #Kenya #Tanzania #Africa
ENGAI •
Engai (also called Múrungu, Ngai or Enkai) is the monolithic Supreme God in the spirituality of the Kikuyu (or Gikuyu) and the closely related Embu, Meru and Kamba groups of Kenya, and the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania.Ngai is the creator of the universe and all in it. Regarded as the omnipotent God, the #Kikuyu, #Embu, #Meru, #Kamba and the Maasai of Kenya worshiped Ngai facing the Mt. Kirinyaga (Mount Kenya) while prayers and goat sacrificial rituals were performed under the sacred Mugumo tree (a fig tree species). Occasions which may warrant sacrifice or libation include times of drought; epidemics; during planting and harvesting; and human life stages such as birth, marriage and death.
#Maasai #Kenya #Tanzania #Africa
Engai (also called Múrungu, Ngai or Enkai) is the monolithic Supreme God in the spirituality of the Kikuyu (or Gikuyu) and the closely related Embu, Meru and Kamba groups of Kenya, and the Maasai of Kenya and Tanzania.Ngai is the creator of the universe and all in it. Regarded as the omnipotent God, the #Kikuyu, #Embu, #Meru, #Kamba and the Maasai of Kenya worshiped Ngai facing the Mt. Kirinyaga (Mount Kenya) while prayers and goat sacrificial rituals were performed under the sacred Mugumo tree (a fig tree species). Occasions which may warrant sacrifice or libation include times of drought; epidemics; during planting and harvesting; and human life stages such as birth, marriage and death.
#Maasai #Kenya #Tanzania #Africa
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