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 national park in 1927, and it contains
Baatsi – Mbuti (Democratic Republic of the Congo) The first man, who was created by the Supreme God, Tore, with the help of the Moon. (See also humans, origin of.) Tore made
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 formless space in which Orisa-nla and Atunda
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 the couple to live on the Earth.
Ataa Naa Nyongmo – Ga (Ghana) The Supreme God, who created the universe and everything in it and was associated with the sky. Ataa Naa Nyongmo was considered a nurturing god, an
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, and water. Asis first created the Sun,
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 souls crossed to reach Asamando. In payment,
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 same day by different wives. According to
Arebati (Arebate, Baatsi, Tore) – Efe, Mbuti (Democratic Republic of the Congo) – In Efe and Mbuti mythology, the Supreme God and Creator, god of the sky and associated with the moon.
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 to the status of a tribal chief.
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