Nkekete
Nyakyusa · deity · Nyakyusa traditional religion; continuing · Recorded classification
Nkekete is named in the Nyakyusa charter of origins as one of the four god-like brothers who came from Ukinga, bringing fire, iron-working and new crops to the highland peoples. He is the most shadowy of the four, remembered chiefly through the myth of the brothers' arrival rather than through a developed cult of his own.
Domains
- cultural origins
- divinity
Powers
- bring fire, iron-working and new crops from Ukinga
Relations
- sibling: KyalaEncyclopedia of Religion, 'Nyakyusa Religion' (Macmillan Reference, 2005) (secondary)
- sibling: LwembeEncyclopedia of Religion, 'Nyakyusa Religion' (Macmillan Reference, 2005) (secondary)
- sibling: MbasiEncyclopedia of Religion, 'Nyakyusa Religion' (Macmillan Reference, 2005) (secondary)
Sources
- Nkekete is named among the four god-like brothers who came from Ukinga bringing fire, metal-working and new crops.: Encyclopedia of Religion, 'Nyakyusa Religion' (Macmillan Reference, 2005) (secondary)