Childless Sorceress
Ijaw · demigod · mythic age · demigod
Culture-heroine of the Ijaw destiny myth; a mortal woman raised to extraordinary powers, classed here as demigod for her superhuman gifts and direct contest with the creatress. Her tale is the chief Ijaw narrative dramatising the irreversibility of Woyengi's destiny-decree.
Domains
- healing
- prophecy
Powers
- heal the sick
- contend in magic against the creator
- strip and absorb the magical powers of those she defeats
- take refuge inside the pupil of a pregnant woman's eye
Epithets
- the eyes that look back
Relations
- rival: Great Mother
Sources
- Ijo oral tradition of Ogboinba (recorded in Ijaw/Nigerian folklore collections).