African Legend Part I

Abassi

The creator god of the Efik (Nigeria), Abassi was instructed by his wife, Atai, to allow a human couple to settle on the Earth, but forbade them to procreate or work, for fear that they might excel Abassi in wisdom. For some time the humans observed this rule, but eventually they began to work and have children, for which Atai slew the man and his wife, and caused strife and discord between their children.

Abuk

In Dinka mythology (south Sudan), the first woman. She is the patron goddess of women and gardens. Her emblem is a little snake. She is the mother of Deng (Danka).

Achimi

The son of the Itherther and Thamuatz, the first living creatures on the earth. He was a wild and adventurous animal and left his parents. He came upon a village that was built by the first human beings, and they almost caught him. The wise bee told him that it was better for an animal to serve humans because they would provide them with steady meals and protect them from lions.

Achimi, however, was determined to remain independent and control his own fate. He returned to the land where his parents grazed with their new-born daughter. In a fit of rage Achimi expelled his father and mated with his mother and his sister.

Adroa

The God of the Lugbara, who dwell in the area between Zaire and Uganda. Adroa had two aspects: good and evil. He was looked on as the creator of heaven and Earth, and was said to appear to a person who was about to die. Adroa was represented as tall and white, with only half a body --- one eye, one ear, one arm, one leg. His children are the Adroanzi.