Nyale
deity earth single tradition · 1
Nyale is a goddess of fire and fertility who is also considered the first sorcerer. She is the transformed form of Musukoroni after creating all living things on earth. Despite her fertility role, she is still associated with chaos and malicious energy, and her fertility function was eventually supplanted by Faro.
Relationships
- manifests as
- Musukoroni
- co occurs with
- Faro, Ndomadyiri
- manifested by
- Bemba, Musukoroni
- sibling of
- Pemba
Mentioned by
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Nyale, also known as Musukoroni or Mouso Koroni Koundyé, is described as a goddess of fire...After creating all living things on earth, Musukoroni disappeared and became Nyale. When she became Nyale, she is viewed as a fertility goddess”
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