Que sait-on de Phebele ?

Très peu. Phebele apparaît dans des compilations de mythologie africaine comme un dieu masculin qui, avec la déesse Mebeli, engendre l'homme. Aucun récit détaillé ne l'accompagne.

Phebele est-il le premier homme ?

Les sources ne le disent pas ainsi. Phebele y figure plutôt comme un dieu géniteur, tandis que la vie donnée à l'homme est attribuée à Massim Biambe.

À quel peuple Phebele est-il rattaché ?

L'attribution reste incertaine. Massim Biambe est souvent lié aux Mundang, entre Cameroun et Tchad, mais certaines sources évoquent une origine congolaise. La documentation est trop mince pour trancher.

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PHEBELE

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Hero

☥ SpiritMundang →Mundang — MundangElder

Gender: MasculineSign: premier homme

Phebele is an entity little attested in the available sources. It appears above all in tertiary compilations of African mythology, where Phebele is presented as a masculine god who, with the goddess Mebeli, engenders man. It is then Massim Biambe, a deity bound to reincarnation and attached to the Mundang people, who is said to give life to this creature. The sources hesitate between a Mundang localisation, straddling Cameroon and Chad, and a Congolese origin, and provide no developed narrative.

Powers & Attributes

first man

Role in the ROHO universe

Voice of its pantheon. PHEBELE carries the memory of its tradition and weaves a thread into the Mabioni. Bound to the Mundang pantheon.

Sacred Mask

An ancient ritual mask of sacred wood, old metal and black stone, engraved with symbols of first man, embodiment of the power of Phebele

Era

Ancient cycle

Frequently asked questions

What is known of Phebele?

Very little. Phebele appears in compilations of African mythology as a masculine god who, with the goddess Mebeli, engenders man. No detailed narrative accompanies him.

Is Phebele the first man?

The sources do not say so. Phebele figures there rather as a progenitor god, while the life given to man is attributed to Massim Biambe.

To which people is Phebele attached?

The attribution remains uncertain. Massim Biambe is often bound to the Mundang, between Cameroon and Chad, but certain sources evoke a Congolese origin. The documentation is too thin to decide.

Related spirits

NANDI GARAKHE GASSIRE LAGARRE

Sources and references

Patricia Ann Lynch, African Mythology A to Z