Encyclopedia of Spirits
Codex Kunda
370 entities from African mythology documented
370 spirits found
WaterallyNYA
Nyalé — Guardian of the Waters
Bambara — Mali
Spirit of the Waters
EarthallyTENGA
Tengbiiga
Mossi — Burkina Faso
Spirit of the Earth
AirantagonistINKANYAMBA
The Storm Serpent / Ikanyamba
Zoulou — Afrique du Sud
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritantagonistELOKO
The Devourers
Kongo — RD Congo
Guardian Spirit
SoulneutralABIKU
The Child Who Returns
Yoruba — Nigeria
Spirit of the Soul
SpiritantagonistTOKOLOSHE
The Malevolent Dwarf / Tikoloshe
Zoulou — Afrique du Sud
Guardian Spirit
FireallySEKHMET
The Protecting Lioness
Égypte antique — Égypte
Spirit of Fire
SoulallyBAST
The Cat, Keeper of the Hearth
Égypte antique — Égypte
Spirit of the Hearth
WaterneutralSOBEK
Primordial Force of the Waters
Égypte antique — Égypte
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyHEKA
Breath of Sacred Knowledge
Égypte antique — Égypte
Guardian Spirit
SpiritallyAKER
Keeper of the World's Gates
Égypte antique — Égypte
Guardian Spirit
AirneutralYAMBA
Yamba-Kuru
Bambara — Mali
Spirit of the Wind
SpiritallyNYAME
Onyankopon
Akan — Ghana
Guardian Spirit
EarthallyODOMANKOMA
Le Façonneur
Akan — Ghana
Creator Spirit
EarthallyASASE YAA
Akan — Ghana
Spirit of the Earth
SpiritantagonistANANSI
Akan — Ghana (diffusé Caraïbes)
Guardian Spirit
SpiritallyOLÓDÙMARÈ (OLORUN)
Supreme principle, ase
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Creator Spirit
SpiritallyOBÀTÁLÁ
Creation of bodies, purity
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Creator Spirit
SpiritantagonistÈṢÙ (ESHU)
Messenger, crossroads, chance
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Trickster Spirit
SpiritallyÒGÚN
Iron, war, technology
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Warrior Spirit
FireallyṢÀNGÓ (SHANGO)
Thunder, royal justice
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Spirit of Fire
WaterallyÒṢUN (OSHUN)
River, love, wealth
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyMAWU-LISA
Moon (Mawu) / Sun (Lisa), order
Fon/Eʋe — Bénin / Togo
Spirit of the Earth
SpiritallyNANA BULUKU
Primordial ancestress, creator / Nana Baluku
Fon/Eʋe — Bénin / Togo
Ancestral Spirit
EarthallySAKPATA
Earth, disease, healing
Fon/Eʋe — Bénin
Spirit of the Earth
SpiritallyGU
Iron, craft, war
Fon/Eʋe — Bénin
Warrior Spirit
SpiritallyCHUKWU
Supreme god
Igbo — Nigéria
Creator Spirit
EarthallyALA (ANI)
Earth, morality, fertility
Igbo — Nigéria
Spirit of the Earth
FireallyAMADIOHA
Thunder, justice
Igbo — Nigéria
Spirit of Fire
SpiritallyNZAMBI A MPUNGU
Supreme god, life-death cycle
Kongo — RDC / Congo / Angola
Creator Spirit
SpiritallyUNKULUNKULU
Ancestor-creator
Zoulou — Afrique du Sud
Creator Spirit
SpiritallyAMMA
Cosmic creator
Dogon — Mali
Creator Spirit
WaterallyNOMMO
Water, speech, twinness
Dogon — Mali
Spirit of the Waters
WaterallyFARO
Water, speech, order
Bambara — Mali
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyCHIWARA (CI WARA)
Agriculture, labour
Bambara — Mali
Spirit of the Earth
SpiritallyKONTRON
Initiatory knowledge, ritual
Bambara — Mali
Spirit of Wisdom
SpiritallyMEBEGE
Creator, order
Fang — Gabon / Guinée équatoriale / Cameroun
Creator Spirit
SpiritallyROOG
Supreme principle, creator
Serer — Sénégal
Creator Spirit
AirallyKOOX (PANGOOL)
Intermediary spirits, ancestors
Serer — Sénégal
Spirit of the Dead
SpiritallyKATONDA
Supreme god, creator
Baganda — Ouganda
Creator Spirit
SpiritallyGGULU
Sky, supreme deity
Baganda — Ouganda
Creator Spirit
WaterallyMUKASA
Waters, prosperity, fishing
Baganda — Ouganda (Lac Victoria)
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyKIBUKA
War, protection
Baganda — Ouganda
Warrior Spirit
SpiritallyNHIALIC
Sky, creator
Dinka — Soudan du Sud
Creator Spirit
SpiritallyABUK
First woman, agriculture
Dinka — Soudan du Sud
Spirit of the Earth
SpiritallyWAAQ / NGAI
Sky god, rain
Oromo / Kikuyu — Éthiopie / Kenya
Creator Spirit
WaterallyNYAMI NYAMI
Waters, protection
Shona / Tonga — Zimbabwe / Zambie
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyNZAMBICI
Nature, femininity, consort
Kongo — RDC / Congo / Angola
Spirit of the Forest
SpiritallyMBABA MWANA WARESA
Fertility, rainbow, beer
Zoulou — Afrique du Sud
Creator Spirit
SpiritallyHLAKANYANA
Trickster, childhood morality / Uhlakanyana
Zoulou — Afrique du Sud
Ancestral Spirit
FireallyTSUI’GOAB
Thunder, healing
Khoisan — Namibie / Botswana
Spirit of Fire
SpiritallyRÊ
Sun, creation, cosmic order
Égypte antique — Égypte
Creator Spirit
SpiritallyISIS
Magic, motherhood, kingship
Égypte antique — Égypte
Ancestral Spirit
SpiritallyOSIRIS
Death, rebirth, vegetation
Égypte antique — Égypte
Spirit of the Dead
SpiritallyHATHOR
Love, music, fertility
Égypte antique — Égypte
Spirit of the Earth
SoulallyANUBIS
Embalming, passage of souls
Égypte antique — Égypte
Ancestral Spirit
SpiritallyMAÂT
Truth, justice, universal order
Égypte antique — Égypte
Spirit of Justice
SpiritallyTHOT
Knowledge, writing, magic
Égypte antique — Égypte
Spirit of Wisdom
SpiritallyAPEDEMAK
War, kingship
Nubie / Kush — Soudan
Warrior Spirit
SpiritallyANZAR
Rain, fecundity
Amazigh — Maroc / Algérie
Spirit of the Waters
WaterallyAÏCHA KANDISHA
Waters, seduction, vengeance
Amazigh — Maroc
Spirit of the Waters
WaterallyGURZIL
War, sacred bull
Amazigh — Libye
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyANIGOURAN
Knowledge, cunning, memory
Tuareg — Sahara
Spirit of Wisdom
SoulallyOGBANJE
Spirit child, embodiment of fate
Pan-africain — Nigéria (Igbo)
Ancestral Spirit
SoulallyAMADLOZI
Ancestral spirits
Pan-africain — Afrique australe
Ancestral Spirit
SpiritallyAZIZA
Forest fairies, magic
Pan-africain — Bénin / Togo
Spirit of the Forest
SoulallyBORI
Possession spirits, trance
Pan-africain — Nigéria / Niger
Ancestral Spirit
SpiritallySASABONSAM
Forest vampire
Pan-africain — Ghana (Ashanti)
Ancestral Spirit
SpiritallyYUMBOES
Little fairy folk
Pan-africain — Sénégal
Ancestral Spirit
SpiritallyPOPOBAWA
Malevolent bat
Pan-africain — Zanzibar
Ancestral Spirit
SpiritallyBARON SAMDI
Death, sex, laughter
Diaspora (Haïti) — Haïti
Spirit of the Dead
WaterallyERZULIE FREDA
Love, beauty, luxury
Diaspora (Haïti) — Haïti
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyERZULIE DANTOR
Maternal protection, wrath
Diaspora (Haïti) — Haïti
Protective Spirit
SpiritallyAYIDA-WEDDO
Rainbow, fertility / Ayida Wedo
Diaspora (Haïti) — Haïti / Dahomey
Creator Spirit
WaterallyAGWÉ
Sea, navigation
Diaspora (Haïti) — Haïti
Spirit of the Waters
WaterallyLA SIRÈNE
Waters, seduction, wealth
Diaspora (Haïti) — Haïti
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyELEGUÁ
Crossroads, luck
Diaspora (Cuba) — Cuba
Trickster Spirit
SpiritallyBABALÚ-AYÉ
Disease, healing / Obaluayê
Santería / Candomblé — Cuba
Healing Spirit
WaterallyIBEJI
Twins, joy, protection
Diaspora (Cuba) — Cuba / Nigéria
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyINLE
Medicine, fish
Diaspora (Cuba) — Cuba
Healing Spirit
SpiritallySOUCOUYANT
Female vampire / Soucougnan
Diaspora (Caraïbes) — Trinidad / Grenade
Ancestral Spirit
SpiritallyLUSCA
Sea monster
Diaspora (Caraïbes) — Bahamas
Ancestral Spirit
SpiritallyLA DIABLESSE
Seduction, deceit
Diaspora (Caraïbes) — Antilles francophones
Spirit of Love
SpiritallyPAPA BOIS
Forest, nature
Diaspora (Caraïbes) — Trinidad / Grenade
Spirit of the Forest
SpiritallyLAGAHOO
Shapeshifting, werewolf
Diaspora (Caraïbes) — Trinidad / Tobago
Shapeshifting Spirit
SoulallyDUPPY
Ghost, wandering spirit
Diaspora (Caraïbes) — Jamaïque / Barbade
Ancestral Spirit
WaterallyTANO (ESPRIT DU FLEUVE)
Water, war, justice
Ouest africain — Ghana / Côte d’Ivoire
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyOWUO
Death, fate
Akan — Ghana
Spirit of the Dead
SpiritallyAMOKYE
Ferrywoman of the dead
Akan — Ghana
Spirit of the Dead
SpiritallyBUNZI
Rain, fertility
Fon — Congo / Bénin
Spirit of the Waters
WaterallySIMBI BIA MAZA
Waters, destinies
Kongo — Congo
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyWENDE
Supreme creator
Mossi — Burkina Faso
Creator Spirit
SpiritallyTIN HINAN
Founding matriarch
Tuareg — Sahara
Ancestral Spirit
SpiritallyGAUNAB
Death, chaos
Khoisan — Namibie / Botswana
Spirit of the Dead
SpiritallyLEBE
Fertility, rebirth
Dogon — Mali
Spirit of the Earth
SpiritallyLESA
Supreme god, benevolence
Bemba — Zambie
Creator Spirit
WaterallyMAMLAMBO
Waters, wealth
Zoulou — Afrique du Sud
Spirit of the Waters
SoulallySHIDA
Misfortune, wandering spirit
Swahili — Tanzanie / Kenya
Ancestral Spirit
WaterallyNYARAI
Justice, beauty
Afrique de l’Est — Kenya / Tanzanie
Spirit of the Waters
WaterallyMUKISI
Waters, healing
Afrique centrale — Congo
Spirit of the Waters
WaterallyJENGU
Waters, beauty, wealth
Cameroun — Côte camerounaise
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyKAHINA
Resistance, prophecy
Afrique du Nord — Algérie / Tunisie
Spirit of Wisdom
SpiritallyAMANI
Royal femininity
Nubie — Soudan
Ancestral Spirit
WaterallyKALUNGA
Boundary sea, passage of souls
Pan-africain — Kongo
Spirit of the Waters
SpiritallyABAM KOFI
Akan — Ancêtre guerrier protecteur
Ancestral Spirit
FireallyMAMAN BRIGITTE
Purifying fire, justice, protection of graves
Vaudou (Haïti / Caraïbes) — Haïti / Caraïbes
Spirit of Fire
AirallyPAPA LEGBA
Crossroads, keys, language, roads / Legba
Vaudou / Santería / Yoruba — Haïti / Cuba / Yoruba
Creator Spirit
SoulallyDAMBALLA WEDO
Primordial serpent, creation, wisdom
Vaudou (Bénin/Haïti) — Bénin / Haïti
Creator Spirit
WaterallyOGUM BEIRA-MAR
Sea, war, navigation
Candomblé (Brésil) — Brésil
Spirit of the Waters
WaterallyYEMANJÁ (YEMAYÁ)
Mother of the seas, motherhood, protection
Candomblé / Santería / Yoruba — Brésil / Cuba
Spirit of the Waters
AirneutralEXU (ELEGGUÁ)
Doors, cunning, messages, beginnings
Candomblé / Santería / Yoruba — Brésil / Cuba
Spirit of the Air
SoulneutralGUÉDÉ NIBO
Death, youth, exuberance, spirit of the young dead
Vaudou (Haïti) — Haïti
Spirit of the Dead
FireallyOGOUN FERAY
War, iron, resistance, courage
Vaudou (Haïti) / Yoruba — Haïti / Yoruba
Warrior Spirit
WaterallyOXUM (OSHUN)
Fresh water, fertility, love, wealth
Candomblé / Yoruba — Nigéria / Brésil / Cuba
Spirit of the Waters
FireneutralPOMBAGIRA
Seduction, vengeance, freedom, femininity
Quimbanda (Brésil) — Brésil
Spirit of Fire
SoulallyESPRIT KUMINA
Trance, music, possession, healing
Kumina (Jamaïque) — Jamaïque (cults maroons)
Healing Spirit
WaterallyMAMI WATA
Spirit of the waters
Pan-africain — Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre
Spirit of the Water
SoulallyORÚNMÌLÀ
God
Yoruba — Divination Ifá
Deity
WaterneutralABANTUBOMLAMBO
Spirit
Transkei — Transkei
Spirit
AirallyABASSI
God
Efik — Efik
Deity
SpiritneutralABATAWA
Spirit
Zoulou — Zoulou
Spirit
EarthallyABEREWA
Goddess
Akan — Ashanti
Goddess
SpiritneutralABONSAM
Spirit
Côte de l'Or — Côte de l'Or
Spirit
EarthallyACHIMI
Hero
Kabyle — Kabyle
Hero Spirit
EarthallyADROA
God
Lugbara — Lugbara
Deity
EarthallyAGÉ
God
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Deity
EarthallyAJA
Goddess
Yoruba — Yoruba
Goddess
SpiritallyAJE
Goddess
Yoruba — Yoruba
Goddess
SpiritallyAJOK
God
Lotuko — Lotuko
Deity
SoulallyAKONADI
Goddess
Ghana — Ghana
Goddess
SpiritallyAKWABA
Goddess
Akan — Ashanti
Goddess
EarthallyALATANGANA
God
Kono — Kono
Deity
SpiritallyAMIRINI
Goddess
Yoruba — Yoruba
Goddess
SoulallyANDRIAMAHILALA
Hero
Malgache — Malgache
Hero Spirit
SoulallyANDRIAMBAHOMANANA
Hero
Malgache — Malgache
Hero Spirit
SpiritneutralASANBOSAM
Monster
Akan — Ashanti
Monstrous Spirit
WaterallyASHIAKLE
Goddess
Gan — Gan
Goddess
SpiritallyASTHAR
God
Aksumite — Aksumite
Deity
SoulallyATAI
Goddess
Efik — Efik
Goddess
EarthallyATÈTE
Goddess
Kafa — Kafa
Goddess
WaterallyAVRIKITI
God
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Deity
SpiritallyAYABA
Goddess
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Goddess
SpiritallyAZIRI
Goddess
Benin — Benin
Goddess
SpiritallyBAATSI
Hero
Mbuti — Mbuti
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyBAYANNI
Hero
Yoruba — Yoruba
Hero Spirit
AirallyBEMBA
God
Bambara — Bambara
Deity
SpiritneutralCALITRICE
Monster
Éthiopien — Ethiopie
Monstrous Spirit
WaterallyCANDIT
Goddess
Dinka — Dinka
Goddess
SoulneutralCATOPLEBA
Monster
Éthiopien — Ethiopie
Monstrous Spirit
SpiritallyCGHENE
God
Isoko — Isoko
Deity
SpiritneutralCHI
Spirit
Igbo — Igbo
Spirit
SpiritallyCHIBINDA ILUNGA
Hero
Luba — Luba
Hero Spirit
EarthneutralCHILUBE
Monster
Bantou — Bantou
Monstrous Spirit
SpiritneutralCHINAWESHI
Spirit
Lunda — Lunda
Spirit
SpiritallyCHINEKE
God
Igbo — Igbo
Deity
SpiritneutralCHIPFALAMFULA
Monster
Mozambique — Mozambique
Monstrous Spirit
SpiritallyCHIUTA
God
Tumbuka — Tumbuka
Deity
SpiritallyCHUKU
God
Igbo — Igbo
Deity
SpiritallyCOGAZ
Hero
Khoisan — Bushman
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyCOTI
Goddess
Khoisan — Bushman
Goddess
WaterallyDENG
God
Nuer — Nuer
Deity
SpiritallyDIANG
Goddess
Shilluk — Shilluk
Goddess
SpiritneutralDIBOBIA
Spirit
Congo/Gabon — Congo/Gabon
Spirit
SoulallyDINGA
Hero
Sénégal — Sénégal
Hero Spirit
EarthallyDITAOLANE
Hero
Sotho — Sotho
Hero Spirit
AirneutralDJI
Spirit
Fon/Eʋe — Dahomey
Spirit
SoulneutralDJOK
Spirit
Alur — Alur
Spirit
WaterallyDO
God
Haute Volta — Haute Volta
Deity
SpiritallyDOCHE
God
Éthiopien — Ethiopie
Deity
SoulneutralDODO
Demon
Khoisan — Bushman
Demon Spirit
SpiritneutralDOGIR
Spirit
Nubie — Nubie
Spirit
SoulallyDUBIAKU
Hero
Agni — Agni
Hero Spirit
SpiritneutralDUME
Demon
Mali — Mali
Demon Spirit
EarthallyDUNGU
God
Buganda — Buganda
Deity
SpiritneutralDXUI
Spirit
Khoisan — San
Spirit
SpiritneutralDYINYINGA
Spirit
Mende — Mende
Spirit
AirallyDZI-MAWU
God
Hua — Hua
Deity
SpiritneutralEALE
Monster
Éthiopien — Ethiopie
Monstrous Spirit
SpiritallyEDEKE
God
Teso — Teso
Deity
SpiritallyEGBERUN
God
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Deity
SpiritallyEFE
Hero
Pygmée — Pygmée
Hero Spirit
EarthneutralEGBERE
Spirit
Yoruba — Yoruba
Spirit
SoulneutralEHI
Spirit
Yoruba — Yoruba
Spirit
SpiritneutralEHLOSE
Spirit
Zoulou — Zoulou
Spirit
SpiritallyEJI OGBE
God
Yoruba — Yoruba
Deity
SpiritneutralEKKO
Spirit
Éthiopien — Ethiopie
Spirit
WaterneutralEKWENSU
Spirit
Igbo — Igbo
Spirit
SpiritallyELEDA
God
Yoruba — Yoruba
Deity
WaterneutralEQQO
Spirit
Éthiopien — Ethiopie
Spirit
SpiritneutralERE
Spirit
Yoruba — Yoruba
Spirit
EarthneutralEROSI
Spirit
Igbo — Igbo
Spirit
SoulallyFA
God
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Deity
SpiritallyFAR LI MAS
Hero
Afrique — Afrique
Hero Spirit
EarthallyFARA MAKA
Hero
Mali — Mali
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyFATOUMA
Hero
Mali — Mali
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyFENDA MARIA
Hero
Angola — Angola
Hero Spirit
SoulneutralGA GORIB
Monster
Khoisan — San
Monstrous Spirit
SpiritallyGARAKHE
Hero
Sénégal — Sénégal
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyGARAMAS
Hero
Garamante — Garamante
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyGARANG
Hero
Dinka — Dinka
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyGASSIRE
Hero
Soninké — Soninké
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyHABYARIMANA
God
Banyarwanda — Banyarwanda
Deity
EarthneutralHAI-URI
Monster
Khoisan — San
Monstrous Spirit
SpiritallyHEISE
Demigod
Khoisan — Bushman
Demigod
EarthallyHEITSI-EIBIB
Hero
Khoisan — San
Hero Spirit
AirallyHEYVOSO
God
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Deity
SpiritallyHINEGBA
God
Nigeria — Nigeria
Deity
SpiritneutralHIRA
Monster
Shilluk — Shilluk
Monstrous Spirit
SoulallyHONSI
Hero
Fon/Eʋe — Dahomey
Hero Spirit
SoulallyHONSU
Hero
Fon/Eʋe — Dahomey
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyHUVEANE
God
Basuto — Basuto
Deity
EarthallyHUVI
God
Ovimbundu — Ovimbundu
Deity
SpiritallyHYEL
God
Nigeria — Nigeria
Deity
SpiritallyIAMPELAMANANORO
Hero
Malgache — Malgache
Hero Spirit
SpiritneutralIBILISI
Demon
Swahili — Swahili
Demon Spirit
SpiritallyIBONIAMASIBONIAMANORO
Hero
Malgache — Malgache
Hero Spirit
SpiritneutralIDLOZI
Spirit
Zoulou — Zoulou
Spirit
SpiritallyIFA
Goddess
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Goddess
AirallyIGWE
God
Igbo — Igbo
Deity
EarthneutralIJIMERE
Spirit
Fon/Eʋe — Dahomey
Spirit
SpiritneutralIKENGA
Spirit
Igbo — Igbo
Spirit
EarthallyILE
Goddess
Yoruba — Yoruba
Goddess
SpiritneutralILOMBO
Monster
Zambie — Zambie
Monstrous Spirit
SpiritallyIMAGHEGHAN
Hero
Tuareg — Touareg
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyIMANA
God
Banyarwanda — Banyarwanda
Deity
SoulneutralIMILOZI
Spirit
Zoulou — Zoulou
Spirit
SoulantagonistINGUMBANE
The Serpent Incubus, the figure that arrived without its address
Afrique australe — Non documenté, forme du nom d'aspect nguni
Demon Spirit
EarthallyINKOSAZANA
Goddess
Zoulou — Zoulou
Goddess
SpiritallyINTARE
Hero
Burundi — Burundi
Hero Spirit
SpiritneutralINTULO
Spirit
Zoulou — Zoulou
Spirit
FireallyIRUVA
God
Chaga/Meru — Chaga/Meru
Deity
WaterallyITHERTHER
God
Kabyle — Kabyle
Deity
SoulneutralITONGO
Spirit
Zoulou — Zoulou
Spirit
FireallyJAKUTA
Orisha
Yoruba — Yoruba
Orisha
SpiritallyJOK
God
Alur — Alur
Deity
SpiritallyJUOK
God
Shilluk — Shilluk
Deity
WaterallyKABUNDUNGULU
Hero
Mbundu — Mbundu
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyKAIKARA
Goddess
Bayoro — Bayoro
Goddess
EarthallyKAIWAN
Goddess
Éthiopien — Ethiopie
Goddess
SpiritallyLAGARRE
Hero
Afrique de l'Ouest — Afrique de l'Ouest
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyLIANJI
God
Nkundo — Nkundo
Deity
SpiritallyLIBANZA
God
Bangala — Bangala
Deity
SpiritallyLIKUBALA
God
Bantou — Bantou
Deity
SpiritallyLIKUNDU
God
Bangala — Bangala
Deity
SpiritallyLISA
God
Swahili — Swahili
Deity
FireallyLOBA
God
Duala — Duala
Deity
SpiritallyLOKO
God
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Deity
SpiritallyLOMA
God
Bongo — Bongo
Deity
SpiritallyLOMO
Goddess
Ngbandi — Ngbandi
Goddess
SpiritneutralLONGAR
Animal/Hero
Dinka — Dinka
Animal / Hero Spirit
SpiritallyLONKUNDO
Hero
Zaïre — Zaïre
Hero Spirit
FireallyLONTSINGO
The smallest of the first creatures, companion of the bearer of the sun
Zaïre — Zaïre
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyLOVA
God
Cameroun — Cameroun
Deity
SpiritallyLUBANGA
God
Bunyoro — Bunyoro
Deity
SpiritallyLUEJI
Hero
Lunda — Lunda
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyLUMBU
Hero
Bakongo — Bakongo
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyLYAMBILO
Hero
Bantou — Bantou
Hero Spirit
SpiritneutralMA
Spirit
Jen — Jen
Spirit
SoulallyMACARDIT
God
Dinka — Dinka
Deity
SpiritallyMADLEBE
Hero
Swazi — Swazi
Hero Spirit
SpiritneutralMAGHEGH
Djinn
Tuareg — Touareg
Djinn
SpiritneutralMAHALBIYA
Spirit
Hausa — Hausa
Spirit
FireallyMAHREM
God
Éthiopien — Ethiopie
Deity
SpiritneutralMAHUNGU
Being
Bakongo — Bakongo
Primordial Being
SoulallyMAINA
Hero
Luyia — Luyia
Hero Spirit
SpiritneutralMAKERI
Spirit
Hausa — Hausa
Spirit
SpiritneutralMAKISHI
Monster
Angola — Angola
Monstrous Spirit
SpiritallyMAULI
God
Shona — Shona
Deity
SpiritallyMAWEJA
God
Congo — Congo
Deity
SpiritallyMAWU
Goddess
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Goddess
EarthallyMBALE
God
Baganda — Baganda
Deity
EarthallyMEDER
God
Éthiopien — Ethiopie
Deity
SpiritallyMENGI
Hero
Congo — Congo
Hero Spirit
FireallyMFUZI
Hero
Fjort — Fjort
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyMINEPA
God
Zambie — Zambie
Deity
SpiritallyMINONA
Hero
Fon/Eʋe — Dahomey
Hero Spirit
FireallyMISEKE
Hero
Banyarwanda — Banyarwanda
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyMKULUMNCANDE
God
Swazi — Swazi
Deity
EarthneutralMMOATIA
Spirit
Akan — Ashanti
Spirit
SpiritneutralNANDI
Monster
Afrique Ouest — Afrique Ouest
Monstrous Spirit
SpiritallyNDRIANANAHARY
God
Malgache — Malgache
Deity
SoulneutralNDULI MTWAA ROHO
Spirit
Swahili — Swahili
Spirit
AirallyNGEWO
God
Mende — Mende
Deity
SpiritallyNGANGA
Hero
Afrique/Diaspora — Afrique/Diaspora
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyNGEKETO
Hero
Bantou — Bantou
Hero Spirit
SpiritneutralNGOLIMENO
Spirit
Fon/Eʋe — Ewe
Spirit
SpiritneutralNGOMA
Spirit
Kiluyu — Kiluyu
Spirit
SpiritallyNIAMYE
God
Côte d'Ivoire — Côte d'Ivoire
Deity
SpiritallyNJAMBI
God
Lele — Lele
Deity
SpiritallyNYIKANG
Hero
Afrique de l'Est — Afrique de l'Est
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyODUDUWA
God
Yoruba — Yoruba
Deity
SoulallyOGUWU
God
Edo — Edo
Deity
EarthallyORISHAKO
God
Yoruba — Yoruba
Deity
SpiritallyORISHANLA
God
Yoruba — Yoruba
Deity
EarthallyORISHA OKO
Orisha
Yoruba — Yoruba
Orisha
FireallyORUN
God
Yoruba — Yoruba
Deity
SpiritallyPAMBA
God
Ovambo — Ovambo
Deity
SpiritallyPEMBA
God
Bambara — Bambara
Deity
SpiritallyPHEBELE
Hero
Mundang — Mundang
Hero Spirit
SpiritallyPUKQILI
God
Zoulou — Zoulou
Deity
SpiritallyRAIVATO
Hero
Malgache — Malgache
Hero Spirit
SpiritneutralRAKO
Spirit
Hausa — Haoussa
Spirit
SpiritallyRANAKOMBE
Hero
Malgache — Malgache
Hero Spirit
EarthallyRANG
God
Soudan — Soudan
Deity
SpiritallyRATOVOANTANY
God
Malgache — Malgache
Deity
EarthallyRUHANGA
God
Banyoro — Banyoro
Deity
SpiritallyRUWA
God
Chagga — Chagga
Deity
SoulallyRYANGOMBE
God
Rwanda — Rwanda
Deity
SpiritallySA
God
Kono — Kono
Deity
SpiritallySAGBATE
God
Fon/Eʋe — Dahomey
Deity
SpiritallySAKARABRU
God
Agni — Agni
Deity
FireallySAKUMO
God
Gan — Gan
Deity
SpiritallySHAKPATA
God
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Deity
SoulallySOKO
God
Nupe — Nupe
Deity
WaterallySOGBO
God
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Deity
SpiritallySOPONA
God
Yoruba — Yoruba
Deity
SpiritneutralTAIKI
Spirit
Hausa — Hausa
Spirit
SpiritallyTAMIKUJEN
God
Didinga — Didinga
Deity
WaterallyTANGALIMLIBO
Hero
Xhosa — Xhosa
Hero Spirit
AirallyUKQILI
God
Zoulou — Zoulou
Deity
AirallyUMVELINQANGI
God
Zoulou — Zoulou
Deity
FireallyUMWA
God
Jen — Jen
Deity
SpiritallyWELE
God
Abaluyia — Abaluyia
Deity
SpiritallyWERE
God
Luo — Luo
Deity
AirallyYANSAN
Orisha
Yoruba — Yoruba
Orisha
WaterallyYEMOJA
Orisha
Yoruba — Yoruba
Orisha
SpiritallyYO
God
Bambara — Bambara
Deity
SpiritallyZANAHARY
God
Malgache — Malgache
Deity
SoulallyZINSU
Goddess
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Goddess
SoulallyZINSI
Goddess
Fon/Eʋe — Fon
Goddess
SoulneutralAYYUR
Ayour (spelling of Book I), the Moon, the Spirit of the Night, brother of Aker
Amazigh — Afrique du Nord (Tamazgha)
Lunar Deity
SpiritallyONIONKUPÓN
Yoruba threshold spirit
Akan — Ghana
Creator Spirit
Sacred mask
OBA
Obá, First Wife of Shango
Yoruba — Nigéria
Spirit of the Waters
Sacred mask
ADZE
The Vampiric Firefly
Fon/Eʋe — Togo / Ghana
Vampiric Spirit
EarthneutralOSHOSI
Orisha of the hunt and the forests
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Hunter Spirit
EarthneutralOSANYIN
Orisha of plants and healing
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Healing Spirit
FireneutralAGANJU
Orisha of fire and volcanoes
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Spirit of Fire
WaterneutralOLOKUN
Orisha of the ocean depths
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Spirit of the Waters
WaterneutralOSUMARE
Serpent orisha of the rainbow
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Serpent Spirit
SoulneutralYEWA
Goddess of chastity and cemeteries
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Spirit of the Dead
EarthneutralIROKO
Spirit of the sacred tree
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Spirit of Nature
SoulneutralEGUNGUN
Masquerade of the ancestors
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Spirit of the Ancestors
SoulneutralORI
Spirit of destiny
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Spirit of Fate
WaterneutralLOGUN EDE
Spirit of beauty and the hunt
Yoruba — Nigéria / Bénin
Hunter Spirit
AirneutralHORUS
Falcon god of the sky and kingship
Égypte antique — Égypte
Deity
EarthneutralSETH
God of the desert, storms and chaos
Égypte antique — Égypte
Spirit of Chaos
SoulneutralNEPHTHYS
Funerary goddess, protector of the dead
Égypte antique — Égypte
Spirit of the Dead
FireneutralPTAH
Creator god of the craftsmen of Memphis
Égypte antique — Égypte
Creator Spirit
AirneutralAMON
Hidden god, king of the gods of Thebes
Égypte antique — Égypte
Creator Spirit
EarthneutralGEB
God of the Earth
Égypte antique — Égypte
Deity
AirneutralNOUT
Goddess of the Sky
Égypte antique — Égypte
Goddess
AirneutralSHOU
God of the Air
Égypte antique — Égypte
Deity
WaterneutralTEFNOUT
Goddess of Moisture
Égypte antique — Égypte
Goddess
FireneutralATOUM
Creator God
Égypte antique — Égypte
Creator Spirit
WaterneutralKHNOUM
Potter god, source of the Nile
Égypte antique — Égypte
Creator Spirit
FireneutralKHEPRI
Scarab god of the rising sun
Égypte antique — Égypte
Solar Spirit
SpiritneutralBES
Dwarf god protector of the home
Égypte antique — Égypte
Protective Spirit
WaterneutralTAOURET
Hippopotamus goddess of childbirth
Égypte antique — Égypte
Protective Spirit
AirneutralKHONSOU
Lunar god of Thebes
Égypte antique — Égypte
Lunar Spirit
AirneutralMOUT
Mother goddess of Thebes
Égypte antique — Égypte
Mother Goddess
WaterneutralNOUN
Primordial ocean
Égypte antique — Égypte
Primordial Spirit
WaterneutralHAPY
God of the Nile flood
Égypte antique — Égypte
Spirit of the Flood
FireneutralOUADJET
Cobra goddess of Lower Egypt
Égypte antique — Égypte
Protective Spirit
AirneutralNEKHBET
Vulture goddess of Upper Egypt
Égypte antique — Égypte
Protective Spirit
WaterneutralNEITH
Warrior and creator goddess
Égypte antique — Égypte
Creator Spirit
SpiritneutralAPOPHIS
Serpent of chaos
Égypte antique — Égypte
Monstrous Spirit
SoulneutralAMMIT
The Great Devourer
Égypte antique — Égypte
Monstrous Spirit
FireneutralMONTOU
God of war
Égypte antique — Égypte
Warrior Spirit
SoulneutralOUPOUAOUT
The one who opens the ways
Égypte antique — Égypte
Protective Spirit
SpiritneutralSESHAT
Goddess of writing and architecture
Égypte antique — Égypte
Goddess