Aderaiki

Aderaiki is one of the named qedus, the holy intermediary beings of Qemant traditional religion, listed by Frederick Gamst among the lesser angels venerated after Jakaranti, Mezgani, and Anzatatera. Its name appears to be related to Adara, an alternative designation of the Qemant sky god, although Gamst records the two as distinct: the high god above and the intermediary qedus below. Like the other qedus, Aderaiki receives prayer and sacrifice at outdoor sacred sites.

Domains

• intercession

Powers

• to carry prayers and sacrifices to the sky god Mezgana on behalf of worshippers

Relations

• subordinate to: Mezgana

Sources

• Gamst, Frederick C. The Qemant: A Pagan-Hebraic Peasantry of Ethiopia. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1969.
• Gamst, Frederick C. "Kemant." In Encyclopedia of World Cultures, vol. 9: Africa and the Middle East, edited by John Middleton and Amal Rassam. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1995.