Sakumo
Ga · deity · mythic age · deity
Sakumo is among the most important of the Ga kpele deities: the god of war and of the Sakumo lagoon, credited in tradition with leading the Ga people in their migrations and wars. His priest, the Sakumo wulomo, historically held quasi-political authority in Accra, and his shrine remains one of the town's courts of first appeal in spiritual disputes and hosts central rites of the Homowo festival cycle.
Domains
- war
- lagoons
Powers
- to grant victory in war and protect the Ga towns in battle
- to hear oaths and judge accusations of spiritual wrongdoing at his shrine
Relations
- subordinate to: Creator God