Akongo

Akongo is a Creator God in African mythology. He is worshipped by the Ngombe people of the Congo.[1]

The Christian faith and non-Christian religions explains that Akongo "is not impersonal, like Mana: indeed the people make a clear distinction between the latter and Akongo himself...on the other hand, he is not universally benevolent"[2]

According to legend, "Akongo once lived among men", but he became repulsed by man's "lack of restraint that he went off by himself into the deep forest, where he hid".[3][4]

His daughter, Mbokomu, caused trouble in heaven so he lowered her down to earth in a basket with her two children. She was the ancestor of all people.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "African Mythology : Gods, Goddesses, Spirits, Legends from Africa". Godchecker.com. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  2. ↑ The Christian faith and non ... - Alan Coates Bouquet - Google Books. Books.google.com.au. 1970-10-22. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  3. ↑ http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Adithaim&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a#q=Akongo&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&prmd=imvns&source=lnms&tbm=bks&ei=WRDcTqaqF8ejiAfj6pXwDQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=7&ved=0CBAQ_AUoBg&prmdo=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=e2fc3502d768b5c3&biw=1920&bih=882
  4. ↑ Creation myths of the world: an ... - David Adams Leeming - Google Books. Books.google.com.au. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
  5. ↑ Johnson, Allen W.; Price-Williams, Douglass Richard (1996), Oedipus Ubiquitous: The Family Complex in World Folk Literature, Stanford University Press, pp. 145–146, ISBN 978-0-8047-2577-4, retrieved 2017-11-06


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