Primordial Grandmother of the Gods

Ewe · deity · primordial · deity

Deus otiosus standing behind the creator pair; 'Nana' is an honorific for an aged grandparent/ancestor. Typed deity (primordial).

Domains

primordial origin
ancestral wisdom

Powers

gives birth to the twin creator pair

Relations

equated with: Nana Buluku
equated with: Nana Buruku

Sources

Herskovits, Melville J. Dahomey: An Ancient West African Kingdom. 1938, vol. 2, pp. 101-102.
"Mawu-Lisa." Encyclopedia of Religion, 2nd ed., 2005.

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