Mousso Koroni

Bambara · deity · primordial · deity

The little old woman with a white head, first woman; chaotic mother of life associated with air and fire.

Parentage

Pemba

Domains

chaos disorder
air fire
sorcery and magic
plants and fertility

Powers

Engender the plants, animals and human beings
Spread haste, disorder and confusion through creation
Work the first sorcery as the original mistress of magic
Introduce disorder, illness and death to humankind

Relations

sibling: Faro
sibling: Ndomadyiri

Sources

Dieterlen, Essai sur la religion bambara (Paris, 1951)

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