Nyamiyonga
Bunyoro · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
King of the underworld who drew the Batembuzi king Isaza into the land of the dead; grandfather of Ndahura through his daughter Nyamata.
Children
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: NdahuraJ. Roscoe, The Bakitara or Banyoro (1923); the Bacwezi origin in which Nyamiyonga is grandfather of Ndahura through his daughter Nyamata (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Beattie, Bunyoro: An African Kingdom (1960) (secondary)