Category: Ijaw Mythology

Ogboinba ORIGIN: Ijaw (Nigeria) When Woyengi created people, she asked them to name their destiny. Whatever they requested was granted, the downside being that no…

Woyengi ORIGIN: Ijaw (Nigeria) Woyengi, the Great Mother, is the divine Creatrix of the Ijaw people. She arrived from the celestial regions on a bolt…

Aiyélála ORIGIN: Ilaje; Ijaw (Nigeria) A commoner engaged in sex with an Ilaje nobleman’s wife, a criminal offense. Discovered, he fled, seeking refuge among the…