Amma
Dogon · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Genderless Dogon creator and sky god; maker of the world-egg and the Nommo.
Children
Domains
- creation
- sky
Powers
- Create the cosmos from a primordial egg or seed
- Bring forth the Nommo and the first ancestors
- Punish the rebel fox and restore cosmic order
Relations
- ancestor of: NommoCreator who fashions the Nommo from the world-egg; Nommo carries Amma as parent.M. Griaule, Dieu d'eau: entretiens avec Ogotemmêli (1948) (secondary)
- ancestor of: OgoCreator of the rebellious twin Ogo, who carries Amma as parent.M. Griaule & G. Dieterlen, Le Renard pâle (1965) (secondary)
- ancestor of: LébéSource of the first ancestor Lébé, who carries Amma as parent.M. Griaule, Dieu d'eau (1948) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Griaule & Dieterlen, Le renard pâle (Paris, 1965) (secondary)
- role: Griaule, Conversations with Ogotemmêli (1965) (secondary)