Koox
Koox (var : Kooh) is a god whose name probably derived Kopé Tiatie Cac. The Ndut people who adhere to the tenets of Serer religion refer to the supreme god as Kopé Tiatie Cac in Cangin-Ndut.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 1000 CE
- Attested period
- 1000 – 2020
- Historical notes
- The name Roog is probably a corruption of the deity Koox, possibly stemming from the 11th century exodus from Takrur.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Kokh Kox, Takhar, Kopé Tiatie Cac, Muisa, Kahindo, Mwindo, Nkuba, Kwoth, Kasiyembe, Katee, Kentse, Kiruka, Kitundukutu, Kubikubi, Mbura, Mitandi, Mpaca, Mukiti, Musoka, Mweri, Ntumba, Nyamurairi, Ongo, Yana, Waaq, Arebati, Khonvoum, Jengu
- syncretized with
- Roog
Mentioned by
- Muisa
- Kahindo
- Mwindo
- Nkuba
- Kwoth
- Kasiyembe
- Katee
- Kentse
- Kiruka
- Kitundukutu
- Kubikubi
- Mbura
- Mitandi
- Mpaca
- Mukiti
- Musoka
and 9 more
Sources
Source passages
“Koox”
#2719 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The name Kopé Tiatie Cac probably derived from the god Koox (var : Kooh). Ndut cosmogony posits that, the first humans did not die. The human species were not meant to die following the initial creation. The dog was the first to die at that primordial time.”
#13415 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The name Roog is probably a corruption of the deity Koox. This may stem from the Serers of Kaabu or Tekrur after their exodus in the 11th century from Takrur. According to the oral tradition of the Cangin, the original name of the supreme being was Kooh.”
#25031 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“The name Kokh Kox derives from the deity Koox, the name the Saafi people regularly use to refer to the divine.”
#25045 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001