Nanã
deity water Candomblé triangulated · 5
Nanã is one of Oxalá’s two wives and is associated with rain. In some accounts she is also described as the grandmother of Oxalá and the mother of Iemanjá, making her both mother and wife to Oxalá.
↻ synthesized from 5 sources
When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -1800 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Cult adopted by Kushan Empire rulers. Mentioned in Rabatak inscription of Kanishka.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Obá, Obaluaiê, Nanaya, Inanna, Anāhitā, Spenta Armaiti, Ardoksho, Mithra, Mah, Ištar, Zeus, Cybele, Agdistis, Ogum, Oxôssi, Iemanjá, Xangô
- parent of
- Attis
- allied with
- Vrēšman
Mentioned by
Sources
internet (1)
wikipedia (3)
encyclopedia (1)
- peer reviewed
Source passages
“In some accounts, all of the junior orixás are the children of Oxalá and one of his two wives, Nanã and Iemanjá. This trio are associated with water; Oxalá with fresh water, Nanã with the rain, and Iemanjá with the ocean.”
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