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DEDWEN (Nubian)
DENG (Nuer and Dinka - Sudan, Northern Africa)
DIANG (Shilluk - Sudan, Northern Africa)
DOUDOUN (Nubian)
DXUI (Bushman; to the Hottentots, TSUI; to the Xhosa and Ponda, THIXO)
DZIVAGURU (Korekore (Shona) - Northern Zimbabwe, Southern Africa)
DANH (Dahomey)
Also known as DAN AYIDO HWEDO.
Snake god. The Haitians know him as Dan Petro. The Rainbow Snake who encircles the
world, Danh is often protrayed with his tail in his mouth as a symbol of unity and
wholeness.
Also known as DEDUN.
God of riches and incense. Virtually unknown Egyptianized deity to whom sanctuaries
were dedicated by Tuthmosis III and who may have brought gifts from southern regions.
Usually found in anthropomorphic form but occasionally depicted as a lion.
Sky god. Considered to be a foreigh deity in the Nuer pantheon and a bringer of disease.
His daughter is the moon goddess. In Dinka religion he is a storm and fertility god
bringing lightning and rain.
Cow goddess. Living along the west bank of the Nile, the Shilluk perceive Diang as the
consort of the first human, Omara, sent by the creator god. Her son is Okwa, who married
the crocodile goddess Nyakaya. Thus the three main elements of Shilluk life are contained
in their religious beginnings - men (sky), cows (earth) and crocodiles (water).
Also known as DODONU.
God of Nile cataracts. Depicted as an antelope with twisted horns. His consorts are Sati and Anuket.
Modeled on the Egyptian ram god Khnum.
A creator god. In the beginning, Dxui took the form of a different flower or
plant every day, becoming himself at night, until he had created all the plants
and flowers that exist.
Chthonic mother goddess. Originally said to have ruled both heaven and earth and lived in
a palace by a sacred lake near Dande. She is depicted wearing magical substances. Her sacred
creatures are mythical golden sunbirds, probably modeled on swallows, a pair of which were
actually discovered in Zimbabwe.
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