Nzame is the supreme creator god in the mythology of the Fang people of Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Cameroon. The name also denotes a trinity of deities comprising Nzame, Mebere and Nkwa, with Nzame himself, as one member of this trinity, holding responsibility for the heavenly bodies, while Mebere governs feminine creative qualities such as leadership and Nkwa oversees masculine creative qualities such as beauty.
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Attestation
Veneration TodayVenerated in a syncretic or Christianised form 1 HistoricityNot a historical person: a divine or other-than-human being 1 Function
Domain / Function Belief
TheologyPolytheistic: many gods 1 Sources
1. The Facts on File Encyclopedia of World Mythology and Legend
Anthony S. Mercatante, revised and expanded by James R. Dow, Facts on File
2. Encyclopedia of African Religion
Molefi Kete Asante and Ama Mazama, editors, SAGE Publications
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