Sky God
Nupe · deity · primordial · Recorded classification
Supreme sky-god of the Nupe of central Nigeria, documented in detail by Nadel. The word soko denotes both the sky and the high god. Classed as deity.
Domains
- sky
- creation
- rain
Powers
- send the rain from the sky
Epithets
- Soko The supreme sky-god and creator of the NupeS. F. Nadel, Nupe Religion (secondary)
- Tsóci Our Lord / the Owner of usNadel, Nupe Religion (1954) (secondary)
Sources
- Soko is the Nupe high god of the sky, creator and sustainer, associated with rain.: S. F. Nadel, A Black Byzantium: The Kingdom of Nupe in Nigeria (Oxford University Press, 1942). (ethnography); S. F. Nadel, Nupe Religion (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1954). (ethnography)