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 changes could be made. All must be

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 of lightning to an Earth devoid of

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 Ijaw people, who granted him asylum. The