Supreme Creator of the Threefold Godhead
Fang · deity · primordial · deity
Head of the Fang creator triad Nzame–Mebere–Nkwa. Cognate forms (Zambe, Nsambe) occur across Beti-Pahuin (Bulu, Ewondo). Typed deity (supreme creator).
Domains
- creation
- rulership and power
- sky
Powers
- creates the world and destroys it when humanity rebels
- appoints a chief to rule over the animals
- orders the heavenly bodies and sets the cosmos in motion
Epithets
- Nzame
- Mebere
Relations
- enemy: Proud Immortal First Man
- companion: Maker of the First Man
- companion: Spirit of Beauty and Harmony
- descendant of: Self-Begetting Creator God