Maker of the First Man

Second person of the Nzame–Mebere–Nkwa triad (sometimes the triad is given as Nzame–Mebere–Nkwa, sometimes the names are reordered). Typed deity (creator-aspect).

Domains

• authority and leadership
• fashioning of humankind

Powers

• shapes the first human body from earth
• Establish order and governance

Relations

• companion: Spirit of Beauty and Harmony
• companion: Supreme Creator of the Threefold Godhead

Sources

• Fernandez, James W. Bwiti. Princeton, 1982, pp. 321-335.
• Knappert, Jan. African Mythology. London, 1990.