Town God
Ga · deity · mythic age · Recorded classification
Represents the kpele gods / dzemawɔdzi, the class of Ga tutelary and nature deities below Nyɔŋmɔ that animate the kpele cult. Spirit-class entities are classed as deity; sex unknown as the class comprises gods of both sexes.
Domains
- tutelary protection
- natural forces
Powers
- speak through priest and medium
- possess priests and mediums to speak with the living
Relations
- descendant of: Creator GodIn kpele cosmology the dzemawodzi are conceived as children and agents of the supreme father-mother god, mediating between him and men.Marion Kilson, Kpele Lala: Ga Religious Songs and Symbols (Harvard 1971) (secondary)
- companion: Sea GodReciprocal of ga_nai.companion — Chief among the dzemawodzi venerated in the kpele cult; his wulomo is the senior priest of the Ga towns.M. J. Field, Religion and Medicine of the Ga People (Oxford 1937) (secondary)
Sources
- The kpele gods (dzemawɔdzi) are the tutelary town/nature deities of the Ga, served by hereditary priests and female mediums in the kpele cult.: M. J. Field, Religion and Medicine of the Gã People (Oxford University Press, 1937). (ethnography)