Ogbunabali
deity African single tradition · 4
Ogbunabali is the traditional Igbo death deity. His name is considered to be a literal description of his character as he is said to kill his victims in the night. These usually being criminals or those who have committed an unspeakable taboo.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Egbesu, Ogboinba, Ozidi, Woyengi, Kuino, Gaunab, Heitsi-eibib, Tsui'goab, M'JUA MKUU, Yewa, Babalú-Ayé, Ani, Igwe, Ngai, Aha Njoku, Ala, Amadioha, Agwu, Anyanwu, Ikenga, Nmuo Mmiri, Nne Mmiri, Iku, Oyá, Eṣu, Chukwu
- allied with
- Ekwensu
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Ogbunabali”
#2656 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“Ogbunabali (Igbo: Ogbúnàbàlị̀, lit. '[One] who kills at night') is the traditional Igbo death deity. His name is considered to be a literal description of his character as he is said to kill his victims in the night, these usually being criminals or those who have committed an unspeakable taboo”
#3568 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Ogbunabali (Igbo mythology)”
#12199 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5
“His companion was Ogbunabali.”
#24718 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001