Stones River National Battlefield
The site of a bloody Civil War battle from December 31, 1862, to January 1863, the 350-acre Stones River National Battlefield was established as a…
Month: August 2017
Baatsi
Baatsi – Mbuti (Democratic Republic of the Congo) The first man, who was created by the Supreme God, Tore, with the help of the Moon.…
Atunda
Atunda (That Which Destroys and Creates Again) Yoruba (Nigeria) A being who was the slave of the Creator, Orisa-nla. In the beginning, there was just…
Atai
Atai Efik (Nigeria) The wife of Abassi, the Supreme God and Creator. After Abassi created the first man and woman, Atai convinced him to allow…
Ataa Naa
Ataa Naa Nyongmo – Ga (Ghana) The Supreme God, who created the universe and everything in it and was associated with the sky. Ataa Naa…
Asis
Asis (Asista) Kipsigis, Nandi (Kenya) The Supreme God, personified by the Sun. Working through the Sun, Asis created all of Earth’s creatures from air, earth,…
Asamando
Asamando Ashanti (Ghana) The land of the dead (see also underworld). A woman named Amokye welcomed the souls of dead women at the river that…
Aruan
Aruan- Kyama (Benin, Côte d’Ivoire) – A mythical king of the Kyama people. Aruan was one of two sons born to King Ozolua on the…
Arebati
Arebati (Arebate, Baatsi, Tore) – Efe, Mbuti (Democratic Republic of the Congo) – In Efe and Mbuti mythology, the Supreme God and Creator, god of…
Antar
Antar (Antara, Antarah) (ca. 525–615) – Bedouin (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Western Sahara) A warrior and poet celebrated as a hero who rose from slave birth…
