Zulu traditional religion
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Zulu traditional religion contains numerous deities commonly associated with animals or general classes of natural phenomena.
Unkulunkulu is the highest God and is the creator of humanity.[1] Unkulunkulu ("the greatest one") was created in Uhlanga, a huge swamp of reeds, before he came to Earth. Unkulunkulu is sometimes conflated with the Sky Father Umvelinqangi (meaning "He who was in the very beginning"), god of thunder and earthquakes. Another name given for the supreme being is uThixo.
Other deities include Mamlambo, the goddess of rivers, and Nomkhubulwane, sometimes called the Zulu Demeter, who is a goddess of the rainbow, agriculture, rain and beer (which she invented).
See also
- Usiququmadevu
Notes
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References
Lynch, Patricia Ann; Roberts, Jeremy (2010). African Mythology, A to Z. Infobase Publishing. p. 138.