Nyamiyonga

Bunyoro · deity · mythic · deity

King of the underworld who drew the Batembuzi king Isaza into the land of the dead; grandfather of Ndahura through his daughter Nyamata.

Children

Nyamata

Domains

underworld
death dead

Powers

Rule the subterranean land of the dead
Lure King Isaza below by stealing his cattle

Relations

enemy: Isaza
ancestor of: Ndahura

Sources

Beattie, Bunyoro: An African Kingdom (1960)

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