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Enough of the Abrahamic religions(judahism,christianity and islam), for once lets try to appreciate the Gods of our forefathers.

i would be educating you all on two very prominent ones in Igbo land.

Ala/Ani/Ana (the Igbo earth goddess)

Ala (also known as Ani, Ana, Ale, and Ali in varying Igbo dialects) is the female Alusi (deity) of the earth, morality, fertility and creativity in Odinani. She is the most important Alusi in the Igbo pantheon. In Odinani, Ala rules over the underworld, and holds the deceased ancestors in her womb. Her name literally translates to 'Ground' in the Igbo language, denoting her powers over the earth and her status as the ground itself. Ala is considered the highest Alusi in the Igbo pantheon. Ala's husband is Amadioha, the sky deity.

As the goddess of morality, Ala is involved in judging human actions and is in charge of Igbo law and customs known as 'Omenala'. Taboos and crimes among Igbo communities that are against the standard of Ala are called nsọ Ala. All ground is considered 'Holy land' as it is Ala herself. With human fertility, Ala is credited for the productivity of the land. Ala's messenger and living agent on earth is the python (Igbo: éké), which is especially revered in many Igbo communities. In art, Ala is often represented as a regal figure seated on a throne, surrounded by her family. In the past, such figures took the form of life-size mud sculptures in special festive shrines dedicated to the deity and known as Mbari.

Chukwu

Chukwu is the supreme being of the Igbo religion. In the Igbo pantheon, Chukwu is the source of all other Igbo deities, and is responsible for assigning them their different tasks. The Igbo people believe that all things come from Chukwu, who brings the rains necessary for plants to grow and controls everything on earth and the spiritual world. They believe Chukwu to be an infinitely powerful, undefinable, supreme deity encompassing everything in space and space itself.

Linguistic studies suggest that the name "Chukwu" or "Chukouuee" is a portmanteau of the Igbo words "Chi" ("spiritual being" ) and "Ukwu" ("great in size" ).

According to the Igbo people from the south-eastern region of Nigeria, Chineke is the creator of the world and everything good in it along with rain, trees, and other plants. Chukwu is a supreme God represented by the sun. The ancient God is not humanized in Igbo tradition belief. Because the Igbo deities Amadioha and Ikenga are masculine, Chukwu is assumed to be male.

Many Igbo Christians refer to the Christian God as Chukwu as well.The Igbo believe it is impossible for humans to conceive of the unlimited power of Chukwu. Many Igbo dialects refer to God by names such as "Chukwu", "Chiokike", or "Obasi."

There are five aspects of Chukwu:

Chukwu - the first force and existence of all beings.
Anyanwu - symbolic meaning of the sun. The sun reveals everything so Chukwu is the source of knowledge and the author of all knowledge.
Agbala - the fertility of Earth, its people, and its spiritual world full of sub-deities.
Chi - a sub-deity functioning as a personal, spiritual guide.
Okike - creator of laws that govern the visible and invisible.

johnnydon22

Your attention is needed here

nice post

lalasticlala pls move this to the front page.

Hammer.dioha & Thor have to be related don't you think?

Abeg, dis is nt 4 Igbos generally, cus al dose tins dnt exist in my place. We dnt no dem, dey dnt no us either. I dnt wnt 2 blive dat pple stl worship dis , where were dey wen NNAMDI KANU ws arrested . Trash dem gods

marshborn:
lalasticlala pls move this to the front page.

why

Nawaa, what's the significance of this deity on this tread.

Please introduce me to good business contacts and keep your deities.

Where were these deities during the Biafran War?

I think they're still relevant to some extent.



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To me, the most important diety in igbo land is Ofor na Ogu; the gods representing justice and fairness..........Ofor na Ogu has settled more land and family disputes in igbo land than the two you listed above

WTF is these

these gods must be crazy..

AM Learning igbo

marshborn:
Chi - a sub-deity functioning as a personal, spiritual guide.

Or guardian angel. What Edo people call Ehi

But OP, who is strongest between Chukwu and Ani ,and which is first in existence?

Nnamdi Kanu is the third

Hannibal

HAND OF APPLAUSE

*singing* I will never worship man-made gods. . man-made gods.

222Martins:
To me, the most important diety in igbo land is Ofor na Ogu; the gods representing justice and fairness..........Ofor na Ogu has settled more land and family disputes in igbo land than the two you listed above

More productive, right?

Where is Amadioha when you need him?

Ok

Faltinos and their fake deities

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Lies! This gods was intrduced to us by the people of the forest in guinea. When namdi Kanu was teaching u were busy insulting him, now you are making a mistake that he has already taught

chukwu chukeu

We should stop insulting those of other faiths

al-An`am 6:108 - And (do) not insult those whom they invoke other than Allah, lest they insult Allah (in) enmity without knowledge. Thus We have made fair-seeming to every community their deed. Then to their Lord (is) their return, then He will inform them about what they used to do.

Pope Francis: 'You cannot make fun of the faith of others'