Ananasi:
Also, the "Spider". A trickster and creator god, attributed with creating the sun and the moon, as well as the cycle of day / night. Despite being sly, tricky and crafty, he was well liked. Thought to have taught man how to sow grain and plow fields.
Anyiewo:
A great serpent that comes out after the rain. According to legend, the reflection off of his body is the rainbow seen after it rains.
Buku:
Mainly a sky God, Buku is thought to be a creator God, as well.
Eshu:
A trickster god,known for humor, lawlessness and rule breaking. He is also attributed as being a keeper of keys and crossroads. Eshu knows all human tongues and acts as a go-between for mortals and the Gods.
Gunab:
Also Gaunub. A bitter enemy of Tsui-Goab, Gunab is identified with disease, death, mis-fortune and general evil.
Gua:
God of thunder, blacksmiths and farmers. Gua's Temples are often found at blacksmith's forges.
Kibuka:
A war God sent to save the Baganda people. The king of the Baganda asked heaven for assistance in a war, and Kibuka was sent to aid them. Warned not to have anything to do with the enemy's women, Kibuka made love to a woman prisoner, and unwisely confided in her. After escaping she told the enemy how to kill Kibuka, by firing arrows in the cloud where he was hiding. Kibuka flew off to a tree to die and a temple was built at the place where his body was found.
Leza:
The One Who Besets. Leza is the Supreme God who rules the sky and sends wind and rain. Leze is said to be growing old and so does not hear prayers as well as he once did.
Mawu-Lisa:
The great God and Goddess of the sun and moon. Lisa is the sun and Mawu is the moon.
Mulungu:
God, the Supreme Being. The concept of a supreme being is nearly universal in Africa, though there are few temples to him.
Nanan-Bouclou:
The original God of the Ewe tribe, both male and female Nanan-Bouclou is too remote for worship. In Haiti Nanan-Bouclou is remembered as the God of herbs and medicines.
'Ngai:
Creator God. At birth, 'Ngai gives each man a guardian spirit to ward off danger and carry him away at the moment of Death. The evil are carried off to a desert, while the good go to a land of rich pastures.
Nyame:
(Ashanti) Supreme God of Heaven, both the sun God and the moon Goddess. Nyame created the three realms: the sky, the earth and the underworld. Before being born, souls are taken to Nyame and washed in a golden bath, Nyame gives the soul its destiny and places some of the water of life in the soul's mouth. The soul is then fit to be born.
Nyasaye:
Chief God of the Maragoli.
Sagbata:
God of smallpox. Sagbata's priests fought small pox with prayer and medical knowledge, and wielded great power over the people because they had learned how to use dried scabs to immunize against and to spread the disease. Smallpox was considered a great disgrace and its victims were ostracized.
Tano:
The second oldest son of God, and God of the river of the same name. The Gods of other rivers in the same region are all his family.
Tsui'Goab:
Also Tsui and Thixo. A creator God, said to have populated the world by shapchanging into a different plant, flower or animal every day. Also a rain God.
Unkulunkulu:
"Old, Old One". Both the first man and creator. A God of the earth who had no traffic with the heavens, Unkulunkulu showed men how to love together and gave them knowledge of the workd in which they lived.
Yo:
A trickster, neither God nor human.
