African Gods and Deities — 28 Stories

• Gurzil: Berber God of War (North African Mythology)
• Mbaba Mwana Waresa: Rainbow Goddess of Fertility (Zulu Mythology)
• Nomkhubulwane: The Rain-Bringer of the Zulu (South Africa)
• Neith: Primordial Weaver of Creation (Ancient Egypt)
• Apedemak: Lion Warrior God (Nubian/Meroitic Mythology)
• Tanit: Goddess of Fertility and War (Carthage)
• Mujaji / Modjadji: The Rain Queen Deity (Lobedu/Venda, South Africa)
• Unkulunkulu: Primeval Creator of the Zulu (South Africa)
• Mwari: High Creator of the Shona (Zimbabwe)
• Loko: Forest Sage and Healer (Fon Mythology)
• Sagbata: Earth and Punishment Deity (Fon/Dahomey)
• Kalunga: The Great Boundary of Life and Death (Mbundu/Kongo Mythology)
• Nzambi Mpungu: Supreme Creator of the Bakongo (Kongo Mythology)
• Nyame: The High Sky God (Akan Mythology)
• Mawu-Lisa: The Twin Creators (Fon/Ewe Mythology)
• Ala / Ani: Earth Mother of the Igbo (Nigeria)
• Ṣàngó: God of Thunder and Justice (Yoruba Mythology)
• Èṣù: Messenger and Trickster of Yoruba Mythology
• Ọya: Goddess of Storms and Transformation (Yoruba Mythology)
• Ọbatálá: Sculptor-Creator of Humanity (Yoruba Mythology)
• Anubis: Jackal God of Embalming and the Dead (Egyptian Mythology)
• Ọ̀ṣun: The River Orisa of Love, Fertility, and Sweet Waters (Yoruba Mythology)
• Ọgún: The Orisa of Iron, War, and the Opened Path (Yoruba Mythology)
• Sekhmet: Lioness Warrior and Healer (Egyptian Mythology)
• Amun: The Hidden One of Thebes (Egyptian Mythology)
• Rā: The Solar Creator of Ancient Egypt
• Anansi: The Spider Trickster of the Ashanti (Akan Mythology)
• Isis & Osiris: The Eternal Love of Egypt