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Gĩkũyũ

ancestor earth Gĩkũyũ single tradition · 1

Gĩkũyũ is the ancestral father of the Gĩkũyũ people, brought together with Mũmbi by the deity Ngai. He is part of the foundational ancestral couple from whom the Gĩkũyũ community originates. Together with Mũmbi, he is the parent of nine daughters who became the eponymous ancestors of the nine principal Gĩkũyũ clans.

Relationships

parent of
Aceera, Agacikũ, Agathĩgia, Ambũi, Angarĩ, Anjirũ, Angũi, Ethaga, Angeci
created by
Ngai
consort of
Mũmbi

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Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Ngai

Source passages

“In Gĩkũyũ tradition, the origin of the community is attributed to an ancestral couple, Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi, who were brought together by the deity Ngai. The couple's nine daughters are held to be the eponymous ancestors of the nine principal Gĩkũyũ clans.”

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