Nana Buluku
Nana Buluku, also known as Nana Buruku, Nana Buku or Nanan-bouclou, is the female supreme being in the West African traditional religion of the Fon people (Benin, Dahomey) and the Ewe people (Togo). She is one of the most influential deities in West African theology, and one shared by many ethnic groups other than the Fon people, albeit with variations. After giving birth to Mawu and Lisa, she retired and left the matters of the world to Mawu-Lisa.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
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- co occurs with
- Salosteles, Xɛvioso, Zinsi, Zinsu, Abuk, Aiwel, Deng, Kejok, Nhialic, Baa-Wamnde, Bâgoumâwel, Bocoonde, Buytoorin, Celi, Dandi, Dumunna, Foroforondu, Ga, Gorko-mawɗo, Guéno, Haɓɓana-koel, Hammadi, Kaidara, Kiikala, Koumbasara, Koumen, Lewru, Naagara, Naange, Ndurbeele, Neɗɗo, Neɗɗo-mawɗo, Njeddo Dewal, Nounfayiri, Silé Sadio, Sitti, Tongo, Tooke, Tyanaba, Aido Hwedo, Oba Koso, Minona, Nanan-bouclou, Nana Burukú, ijimere, Yemoja, Sakpatá, Gu, Rongo, Abassi, Atai, Libanza, Mebege, Nzame, Njambe, Ruwa, Agé, Ayaba, Da, Gleti, Loko, Gbǎdù, Shango, Legba, Osain
- consort of
- Babalú-Ayé
- syncretized with
- Saint Anne
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Source passages
“Nana Buluku”
#2599 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“There is a song that was made in the Tamil language with the title "Nana Buluku" (Youtube) and was shown in the movie "Pichaikaran 2" released in the year 2023. The lyrics also mention Nana Buluku as a god and refer to the dancer having a friendship with the god.”
#3284 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Mawu (Mahu, Mau) and Lisa are the children of Nana Buluku”
#3288 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“However, some religious lineages maintain that he is the son of Nana Buluku, while others assert that he is her husband.”
#25097 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001