Idemili
Igbo · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Water goddess of the Idemili river; the royal python is her sacred emblem.
Parentage
- parent: Chukwu
Domains
- water rivers
- fertility
Powers
- Govern the river, rain and floodwaters
- Bestow children and abundance on devotees
- Stands as the pillar that holds up the waters, commanding rain and flood
Relations
- sibling: AgwuFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Chukwu) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: AlaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Chukwu) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: AmadiohaFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Chukwu) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: AnyanwuFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Chukwu) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: IgweFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Chukwu) per the figures' cited genealogy.
Sources
- existence: Amadiume, Male Daughters, Female Husbands (1987) (secondary)