Ifru
deity earth Roman single tradition · 1
Ifru is a deity known from ancient Africa, depicted above a rock at Guechguech in present‑day Algeria. French historian Stephen Gsell suggested that the name places Ifru among mountain genii or troglodyte deities. The deity is mentioned in scholarly discussions of whether Africa was ever personified as a goddess by Romans or North Africans.
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“Historians who studied ancient Africa have long recognized a deity bearing the name of Ifru. It was depicted above a rock in Guechguech, 16 km east of Constantine, between El Massine and Oullaza in Algeria.”
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