Great Mother

Ijaw · deity · primordial · deity

Supreme creator goddess of the Ijaw (Izon) of the Niger Delta. The Western Delta Ijaw conceive of the supreme being as feminine, hence Woyengi / Woyingi, glossed 'our mother.' She is classed as deity. Egbesu and Tamuno are sometimes named as related/regional faces of the supreme power.

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