Primordial Grandmother of the Gods

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.