Story Of The gods

On this episode, we would focus on a deity who hails from West Africa but also well known in Latin America and even Portugal, and his name is Ogun, the deity of metal.
Ogun was a hunter popularly known as Tobe Ode who became a deity through some cunny schemes he planned out and had the audacity to execute them.
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The story of the master trickser from West Africa continues. Anansi, now has all the stories of the world, but still misfortune follows him everywhere. How does he make it up to his Sky father ? or does he ? Listen and enjoy this episode and do not forget to share it with your friends and visit jamit.fm/storyofthegods for more

You are about to meet a trickster from the old world where the Ashanti Empire existed and they had with them a trickster who went by the name Anansi the spider. He was one with more wits and swag, he was clever and made people laugh, he inspired people and united them. He is one you could call a hero, yet call him the devil as he brought the largest set of misfortunes to earth.
Wondering how Anansi who is said to be a source of inspiration could also be a source of misfortunes?
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This episode is about the angry and lonely River god, Nyami Nyami, who would continue to cause chaos and wreak havoc till his wife returns to him from the village she went to visit.
“Once upon a time. There lived a creature that had a body like a snake and a head like a fish, but when seen from afar had a dragon figure. His name is Nyami Nyami, known to the Tonga people as the River God. He resided under a very huge rock called Kariwa and was married to the love of his life, she was also a goddess of the underworld. And for centuries, the Tonga people believed that Nyami Nyami and his wife had protected and provided for them in difficult times, to the extent that he fed them his own MEAT! when they were hungry. The Tonga people pledged their allegiance to him by performing ceremonial dances and sacrifices to appease him when needed.”
Listen to this episode of Story of the gods and find out why the loving Nyami Nyami suddenly became a monster.

In our last episode, we introduced to you the revered African god of justice who spoke through thunder, Amadioha (Africa’s own Thor). And we got to know how humans especially the ancient Igbos perceived him and related with him.
He was the punisher, who served out hard justice to the people who did wrong, and was believed to be quick to anger. Because of this, many feared him and to an extent even worshipped him in order to show their allegiance and be on his good side.
In his later years, Amadioha was said to have built the great fortress city of Uturu to how it is today, in Isikwuato.
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In this episode, just like the previous ones, we would be exploring the Igbo Alusi. Our focus in this episode is Amadioha. Amadioha, (also known as Kamalu) is a major Igbo god, considered as the god of Thunder/War. He is the most popular Igbo Deity, among all the gods in Igbo cosmology.
AMADIOHA (god of thunder) belongs to the category or group of divinities which is said to manifest the wrath of the Supreme Being, and they symbolize the thunderbolt or the meteorite stone with which God hurls to strike to death the wicked or evildoers.
Thus, Amadioha falls into the class of gods known as war divinities often depicted in the Mbari house by a statue of a man holding a gun. Other ethnic groups in Nigeria have their own local names for war divinities or gods of thunder just like the Igbos. Sokogba, Ogiuwu, Eto, Itiri, Egba, Sango, Jakuta, Oramfe, and many more.
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In this episode we're still exploring the ancient igbo folk legends coalition known as Alusi in this episode. Focusing on Anyanwu in this episode.
The story of Anyanwu is one of the woman who was regarded to be the sun itself walking on earth. Although there are so many tales of her, she caused a lot of people pain and scars.
But yet folk tale have seen her as the perfect image of what a human should be because of her generosity. Would love to know more about Anyanwu the so called goddess of the sun?
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The myth this week is from the igbo mythology, from Nigeria

Chukwu, who is the Supreme God, according to the ancient Igbos who are famous for their rich religion and cultural tradition known as Odinani, is believe to have so many children who are also gods (lesser gods) and dwell with him in the Sky. These lesser gods are known as Alusi and one of them is Ekwensu who is the focus of this episode. Have you ever wondered why Ekwensu is called the Devil? In this episode, you will get to know who Ekwensu really is and the amazing facts about him.
Even after the arrival of Christianity and Islam, traditional religion remain strong and still retain a powerful hold over the consciousness of West Africans, and one of the major tribes in Nigeria, the Igbos are not left out. At the top of the pantheon of the Igbo gods is the Supreme Deity known as Chukwu which when translated directly to English means, "great in size", but when broken down in Igbo as Ch-ukwu means, "the god that is big". It got to a time when the Supreme God, Chukwu is no longer in communication with the people, they had to find a way of reaching him through the lesser gods, Alusi who has their specific functions. So, you can say, Alusi are the middlemen between the people and Chukwu.
The top five Alusi happens to Ekwensu (the god of war), Ala (the god of fertility), Igwe (the god of the sky), Anyanwu (the god of the sun), and Amadioha (the god of thunder). We would be focusing on Ekwensu in this episode. When the Europeans came with their religion and saw that the Igbos had no place for the devil in their beliefs, they convinced them that the devil is synonymous to Ekwensu who is the god of war.
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Story of the gods podcast from Jamit. Enjoy narrated stories about African myths and legends coupled with folktales told by the ancestors of African heritage.