Goddess Nana Buluku

 

Nana Buluku: The goddess of manufacturing in West Africa.

Nana Buluku is revered by the Fon as the primordial creation goddess and gods' grandmother.

She is also regarded as the first Yoruba woman, having been given life into clay by the Great Gods.

She is shown with a basket full of bark and roots, ruling plants, spellcraft, and magick.

She considers mandrake root to be holy.

~Kiran Atma

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Goddess Minona

 

Minona: West African goddess of protection.

The Fon people refer to Minona as the woman's guardian.

She bestows fertility to women and guards them from conception until death.

She can predict the future and teaches shamans how to utilize palm kernels for divination.

~Kiran Atma

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Goddess Mawu

 

Mawu is a West African deity of the moon.

Mawu is the goddess of the moon and the night sky, and the Fon people revere her for the chilly temperatures she gives.

She is the epitome of motherhood, teaching her people to honor and cherish their elders' knowledge.

The sun god Liza is her twin and consort, and the two of them produced the seven pairs of twin deities that impact the planet.

Mawu worships cowrie jewelry.

~Kiran Atma

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