Abuk
Abuk is the first woman in the myths of the Dinka people of South Sudan and the Nuer of South Sudan and Ethiopia. She is the only well-known female deity of the Dinka and the patron goddess of women as well as gardens. Her emblems are a small snake, the moon, and sheep.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- Attested period
- 2000 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Aiwel, Kejok, Baa-Wamnde, Bâgoumâwel, Bocoonde, Buytoorin, Celi, Dandi, Dumunna, Foroforondu, Ga, Gorko-mawɗo, Guéno, Haɓɓana-koel, Hammadi, Kaidara, Kiikala, Koumbasara, Koumen, Lewru, Naagara, Naange, Ndurbeele, Neɗɗo, Neɗɗo-mawɗo, Njeddo Dewal, Nounfayiri, Silé Sadio, Sitti, Tongo, Tooke, Tyanaba, Nhialic, Sakpatá, Gu, Rongo, Abassi, Atai, Libanza, Mebege, Nzame, Njambe, Ruwa, Agé, Ayaba, Da, Gleti, Lisa, Loko, Mawu, Nana Buluku, Salosteles, Xɛvioso, Zinsi, Zinsu, Gbǎdù
- consort of
- Garang
Mentioned by
and 7 more
Sources
Source passages
“Abuk”
#2605 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Abuk is the first woman in the myths of the Dinka people of South Sudan and the Nuer of South Sudan and Ethiopia, who call her Buk or Acol. She is the only well-known female deity of the Dinka. She is also the patron goddess of women as well as gardens.”
#2996 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“He is the son of the goddess Abuk. Abuk is considered the first woman to fertilize the land and provide nourishment for the people. Her role is significant in Dinka mythology.”
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