War God
Ijaw · deity · mythic age · Recorded classification
War-and-justice deity of the Ijaw, named in some traditions alongside Tamuno and Woyengi as a face of divine power. Classed as deity.
Domains
- war
- justice
- protection
Powers
- shield the warrior who fights in a just cause
Sources
- Egbesu is the Ijaw deity of war and justice, protector of those who fight in a just cause.: P. Amaury Talbot, Tribes of the Niger Delta (Sheldon Press, 1932). (ethnography)