Akongo
Akongo is the creator god and supreme being of the Ngombe people, above all spirits and above all people, but with characteristics like those of a human. He has a special relationship with ancestors, powerful spirits who continue to be concerned with their descendants on earth. He became upset with the inhabitants of earth and retired to heaven, hoping for a quiet life, and later lowered his daughter Mbokomu and her children to earth in a basket.
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“Akongo is the supreme being, above all spirits and above all people, but with characteristics like those of a human. He has a special relationship with ancestors, powerful spirits who continue to be concerned with their descendants on earth.”
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“Akongo is a Creator God in African mythology. He is worshipped by the Ngombe people of the Congo. The Christian faith and non-Christian religions explains that Akongo "is not impersonal, like Mana: indeed the people make a clear distinction between the latter and Akongo himself...on the other hand, he is not universally benevolent”
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