Nzambi Mpungu
In Kongo religion, Nzambi Mpungu is the Sky Father and god of the Sun. The Sun is very significant to Bakongo people, who believe that the position of the sun marks the different seasons of a Kongo person's life as they transition between the four moments of life: conception (musoni), birth (kala), maturity (tukula), and death (luvemba).
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- co occurs with
- Máni, Tēcciztēcatl, Iah, Igaluk/Alignak, Metztli, Chang E, Mawu, Anyanwu, Nyàmbé, Magec, Jesus Christ, Allah, Sin, Tsukuyomi, Coyolxauhqui, Luna, Chandra, Selene
- consort of
- Nzambici
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“In Kongo religion, Nzambi Mpungu is the Sky Father and god of the Sun, while that his female counterpart, Nzambici, is Sky Mother and the god of the Moon and Earth. The Sun is very significant to Bakongo people, who believe that the position of the sun marks the different seasons of a Kongo person's life”
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“Nzambi Mpungu, Kongo god of the Sun and creation”
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“In Kongo religion, Nzambi Mpungu is the Sky Father and god of the Sun, while that his female counterpart, Nzambici, is Sky Mother and the god of the Moon and Earth.”
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“In Bakongo religion, the earth and moon goddess Nzambici is the female counterpart of the sun god Nzambi Mpungu.”
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