• Jeebo
• Jengu
  Jengu
  A jengu is a water spirit and deity in the traditional beliefs of the Sawa ethnic groups of Cameroon, particularly the Duala, Bakweri, and related Sawa peoples. Among the Bakweri, the name is liengu...
  
   - (Sawa) deity of water spirits (also, the name for the water spirits themselves)
• Mami Wata
  Mami Wata
  Mami Wata is venerated in West, Central, Southern Africa, and in the African diaspora in the Caribbean and parts of North and South America. Mami Wata spirits are usually female, but are sometimes male.-Appearance:...
  
   - Goddess of Beauty (one of the water spirits); Accompanied by a snake and wealth.
• Waaq
  Waaq
  Waaq is the name of God in the traditional Oromo religion of the Horn of Africa.In Oromo culture, prior to the introduction of Abrahamic religions, Waaq denoted the single supreme and universal deity. Waaq created the universe with opposing but complementary and interdependent forces in fine...
  
   - (Ororomo) Single supreme and universal deity (creator of day and night)
• Amlak (Ethiopian)
• Jah
  Jah
  Jah is the shortened form of the divine name YHWH , an anglicized version of the Tetragrammaton . The name is most commonly associated with the Rastafari movement or within the word hallelujah, although Christian groups may use the name to varying degrees. For example, Jehovah's Witnesses use a...
  
   - A name for God (Rastafari)
• Ngai
  Ngai
  Ngai is the supreme God in the religions of the Kamba, Kikuyu and Maasai nationalities of Kenya....
  
   - Supreme god, lives on the holy mountain Kirinyaga (Mount Kenya). (Maasai)
• Mwari - (Shona people of Zimbabwe)
• Nyadenga - (Shona people of Zimbabwe)
• Musikavanhu - "The Creator" (Shona people of Zimbabwe)

Akan 

• Brekyirihunuade, "he who knows and sees everything."
• Kwaku Ananse, a trickster god.

Ashanti

Ashanti mythology

The Ashanti people of Ghana in West Africa are known for their colorful folktales and mythology. But they are mostly Christians Now.The supreme being in the pantheon of the Ashanti is Nyame , the omniscient, omnipotent sky god. His wife is Asase Ya and they have two children, Bia and Tano. Asase...

 

• Anansi
  Anansi
  Anansi the trickster is a spider, and is one of the most important characters of West African and Caribbean folklore.He is also known as Ananse, Kwaku Ananse, and Anancy; and in the Southern United States he has evolved into Aunt Nancy. He is a spider, but often acts and appears as a man...
  
   - Depicted in numerous forms: a spider, a human or combinations thereof. Known as a trickster.
• Asase Ya
  Asase Ya
  Asase Ya is the earth goddess of fertility of the Ashanti people of Ghana. She is the wife of Nyame the sky god. In she gave birth to two sons, Bea and Tano...
  
   - Earth goddess of fertility
• Bia
  Bia (mythology)
  In Greek mythology, Bia was the personification of force, daughter of Pallas and Styx. She was the sister of Nike, Kratos, and Zelus; she and her siblings were constant companions of Zeus. They achieved this honour after supporting Zeus in the war against the Titans along with their mother...
  
   - Personification of violence
• Nyame
  Nyame
  Nyame is the Sky god of the Ashanti people of Ghana and of the Akan,the leader of the Abosom, the Ashanti and Akan spirits and minor Gods.His wife is Asase Yaa goddess of earth and fate and they have two children, Tano,river god and Bia, goddess of wild animals.Also theyr children or servant and...
  
   - Means "God" in the ashanti language.

Dahomey

Dahomey mythology

The Dahomey are a nation located in Benin, Africa. The mythology of the Dahomey includes an entire pantheon of thunder gods; for example,*Xevioso is the god of thunder in the So region....

 

• Agé
  Agé
  Agé is a god of the mythology of the Fon people of Africa. He is the son of Mawu-Lisa. Agé is the patron god of hunters, the wilderness, and the animals within it.-References:*...
  
  
• Ayaba
• Da
• Gbadu
• Gleti
  Gleti
  Gleti is a moon goddess from the African kingdom of Dahomey, situated in what is now Benin.In Dahomey mythology, she is the mother of all the stars. An eclipse is caused by the shadow of the moon’s husband crossing her face....
  
  
• Gu
• Lisa
• Loko
  Loko
  Loko may refer to:* Port Loko, Sierra Leone, Africa* Loko people, a people of Sierra Leone* Loko language, a language of Sierra Leone* Loco or Loko, a figure in Haitian Vodou belief* Loko, a goddess in Dahomey mythology...
  
  
• Mawu
  Mawu
  In Dahomey mythology, Mawu is a creator goddess, associated with the sun and moon. In some myths, she is the twin sister-wife of the male god Lisa; in others, both deities are aspects of the same androgynous or hermaphroditic deity, Mawu-Lisa...
  
  
• Nana Buluku
  Nana Buluku
  Nana Buluku is the Supreme Deity of the Fon from Dahomey.In Dahomey mythology, Nana Buluku is an androgynous deity creator of the Universe and all that exists in it...
  
  
• Salosteles
• Sakpata
• Sogbo
• Xevioso
  Xevioso
  In Dahomey mythology, Xevioso is a god of thunder in the So region. He is the twin brother of Gun, and is one of the children of Mawu and Lisa....
  
  
• Zinsi
• Zinsu

Igbo

Igbo mythology

Ọdinani, also Ọdinala, Omenala,Omenana, Odinana or Ọmenani is the traditional cultural beliefs and practises of the Igbo people of West Africa...

 

• Chukwu
  Chukwu
  Chukwu is the infinitely powerful, undefinable, indefinable, absolute supreme deity encompassing everything in space and space itself, in traditional Igbo spiritual belief system and Igbo mythology. Linguistic studies suggest that the name "Chukwu" is a portmanteau of the Igbo words "Chi" and "Ukwu"...
  
   - the supreme deity in Odinani
• Aha Njoku - goddess responsible for yams, which were an ingredient important in the Igbo diet, and the women who care for them.
• Ala
  Ala (mythology)
  Ala is the female Alusi of the earth, morality, death, and fertility in Odinani. She is the most important Alusi in the Igbo pantheon. In Odinani, Ala rules over the underworld which holds the deceased ancestors in her womb...
  
   - earth goddess and goddess of fertility.
• Amadioha
  Amadioha
  Amadioha is the Alusi of thunder and lightning of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria. He is amongst the most popular of Igbo deities and in some parts of Igboland, he is referred to as Amadiora, Kamalu , Kamanu, or Ofufe. Astrologically, his governing planet is the Sun...
  
   - god of thunder and lightning
• Ikenga
  Ikenga
  Ikenga is a horned Alusi found among the Igbo people in southeastern Nigeria. It is one of the most popular symbols of the Igbo people, and the most common cultural artifact. Astrologically, Ikenga's governing planet is Mars and its sacred number is 3...
  
   - god of fortune and industry
• Agwu - god of medicine men, god of divination and healing
• Anyanwu
  Anyanwu
  Anyanwu is an Igbo deity that is believed to dwell in the sun. Anyanwu was one of the principal spirits for the Igbo, often associated with Agbala, the holy spirit as they both dwelled in the sun...
  
   - sun goddess
• Ekwensu
  Ekwensu
  Ekwensu was a Trickster God of the Igbo people who served as the Alusi or God of Bargains and the tortoise. Crafty at trade and negotiations, he was often invoked for guidance in difficult mercantile situations...
  
   - Trickster god
• Aro
  Aro
  Aro may refer to:* Aro people, an Igbo subgroup in West Africa* Aro Confederacy, a precolonial Igbo trading oligarchy in West Africa* Årø , a small island in the Lillebælt in Denmark* Årø, Norway, a neighborhood of Molde...
  
   - god of judgment (also seen as the Supreme god's "Chukwu's" agent of judgment.)
• Ogbunabali
  Ogbunabali
  Ogbunabali is the traditional Igbo Death deity. His name is considered to be a literal description of his character as he is said to kill his victims in the night, these usually being criminals or those who have committed an unspeakable taboo....
  
   - Igbo god of death

Yoruba

• Babalu Aye
  Babalu Aye
  In the religious system of Orisha worship, Babalú-Ayé is the praise name of the spirit of the Earth and strongly associated with infectious disease, and healing. He is an Orisha, representing the deity Olorun on Earth...
  
   - deity of disease and illness.
• Eshu
  Eshu
  Èṣù is both an orisha and one of the most well-known deities of the Yoruba mythology and its related New World traditions.He has a wide range of responsibilities: the protector of travelers, deity of roads, particularly...
  
    messenger between human and divine, god of crossroads
• Nana
  Nana Buluku
  Nana Buluku is the Supreme Deity of the Fon from Dahomey.In Dahomey mythology, Nana Buluku is an androgynous deity creator of the Universe and all that exists in it...
  
   - female deity of creation, sky mother, associated with the moon.
• Obatala
  Obatala
  In the religion of the Yoruba people, Obàtálá is the creator of human bodies, which were supposedly brought to life by Olorun's breath.Obàtálá is also the owner of all ori or heads. Any orisha may lay claim to an individual, but until that individual is initiated into the priesthood of that orisha,...
  
   father of orishas and humankind
• Ogoun
  Ogoun
  In the Yoruba and Haitian traditional belief system, Ogun is a orisha and loa who presides over iron, hunting, politics and war. He is the patron of smiths, and is usually displayed with a number of attributes: a machete or sabre, rum and tobacco...
  
    deity of iron, war, labour, and technology
• Olorun
  Olorun
  Olòrún is the Yorùbá name given to a singular being in theistic and deistic religions , Who is either the sole entity in monotheism, or a single entity in polytheism...
  
    creator of the universe, sky father
• Orunmila
  Orunmila
  In the Yoruba religion, Orunmila is the Yoruba Grand Priest and custodian of Ifá. This source of knowledge is believed to have a keen understanding of the human form and of purity, praised as being often more effective than remedies; his followers and priests are known as Babalawo.- Mythical...
  
   - deity of wisdom, divination and foresight
• Oshun
  Oshun
  Oshun, or Ochun in the Yoruba religion, is an Orisha who reigns over love, intimacy, beauty, wealth and diplomacy. She is worshipped also in Brazilian Candomblé Ketu, with the name spelled Oxum. She should not be confused, however, with a different Orisha of a similar name spelled "Osun," who is...
  
    goddess of rivers, love, fertility, and art
• Oxossi
  Oxossi
  Oxossi is both the Orisha of the forest and one of the three warrior orishas referred to as the "Ebora" in the Yoruba religion. He is a hunter, and his role as an often solitary figure in the wilderness lends him another role as a shaman...
  
   hunter and the scout of the orishas
• Oya
  Oya
  In Yoruba mythology, Oya , is the Undergoddess of the Niger River. Oya has been syncretized in Santería with the Catholic images of the Virgin of Candelaria.-Aspects:...
  
    warrior goddess of wind, hurricanes, and underworld gates
• Shango
  Shango
  In the Yorùbá religion, Sàngó is perhaps one of the most popular Orisha; also known as the god of fire, lightning and thunder...
  
    warrior god of thunder, fire, sky father
• Iemanja divine mother goddess, divine goddess of the sea and Mother of mankind
• Ozain He owns the Omiero, a holy liquid consisting of many herbs, liquid through which all Saints and ceremonies have to go through. Ozain owns the herbs, is a natural healer.
• Agayu - Father of Shango he is also said to be shango's brother in other stories, Agayu is said to be the orisha of volcanoes and the desert.
• Osun - ruler of the head, Ori
  Ori
  Ori may refer to:* Ori , a fictional evil godlike group of beings on the Stargate SG-1 television program* A standard astronomical abbreviation for Orion * Ori , the origin of replication signal for DNA replication...