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Woyengi
Woyengi is the creator goddess of the Ijo people of Nigeria. She is also known as the goddess of fate in certain depictions. Representation According to the Ijo myth, Woyengi descended from the heavens to earth, with thunder and lightning heralding her arrival. Woyengi did not create plants and animals on earth since they had already existed before she made her appearance, however, she is responsible for creating humans. In the myth of Ogboinba, Woyengi was about to return to the heavens after she had finished her creation process when Ogboinba found her. Legends Creation of life Before Woyengi made her appearance on earth, several objects emerged: an iroko tree, a large table, a chair, and a creation stone. Then, she sat on the chair and put her feet on the creation stone, and from there, she started making humans from the earth's soil. Originally, these humans were created without genders. Woyengi let the first humans she created choose whether they would rather be a man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ijaw People
The Izon people or Izon Otu, otherwise known as the Ijaw people due to the historic mispronunciation of the name ''Izon'', are an ethnic group majorly found in the Niger Delta in Nigeria, with significant population clusters in Bayelsa, in Delta, and in Rivers. They are also found in other Nigerian states like Ondo, and Edo State. Many are found as migrant fishermen in camps as far west as Sierra Leone and as far east as Gabon. Population figures for the Ijaws are placed at just over 4 million, accounting for 1.8% of the Nigerian population. They have long lived in locations near many sea trade routes, and they were well connected to other areas by trade as early as the 15th century. Language The Ijaws speak nine closely related Niger-Congo languages, all of which belong to the Ijoid branch of the Niger-Congo tree. The primary division between the Ijo languages is that between Eastern Ijo and Western Ijo, the most important of the former group of languages being Izon, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
