The Moon Goddess Ngame

7/14/2011

Something to think about when that big full moon rises tonight!

Goddess for today: Ngame is a Nigerian moon Goddess. Like my favorite Egyptian Goddess, Nut, she gives birth to the sun every morning. Thank you Ngame!

Someday I would like to visit your temple beautiful mother! Supposedly those Irish Isis worshipers built you one in Nigeria but I can't find any photos!

She carries a crescent shaped bow & her arrows give the gift of life! “How you come to terms with the Goddess is no concern of mine.” Robert Graves, The White Goddess, inspired by Ngame.

2 Comments

Jewell link

1/28/2012 19:08:14

The Akan is the tribe that is related to Ngame, not Nigerians, just FYI.

There are actually three main tribes in Nigeria: the Fula (also known as Fulani), the Yoruba, and the Igbo (also known as Ibo). Together, they account for approximately 68% of Nigeria's total population.

Whereas the Akan tribe includes the following subgroups: Ashanti, Akwamu, Akyem, Akuapem, Denkyira, Abron, Aowin, Ahanta, Anyi, Baoule, Chokosi, Fante, Kwahu, Sefwi, Ahafo, Assin, Evalue, Wassa, Adjukru, Akye, Alladian, Attie, M'Bato, Abidji, Avikam, Avatime, Ebrie, Ehotile, Nzema, Abbe, Aboure, Coromantins, Ndyuka people and other peoples of both modern day Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire or of origin in these countries.[1][2][17] <img src=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/WestAfrica1625.png/400px-WestAfrica1625.png>

The Akan people are an ethnic group found predominately in Ghana and The Ivory Coast. Akans are the majority in both of these countries and overall have a population of over 20 million people.[1][2] The Akan speak Kwa languages[3]

The Akan are believed to have migrated to their current location from the Sahel[4] between the 11th and 13th Century.[5][6] The kingdom of Bonoman was established as early as the 11th century as a trading state between the Akan and their neighbors, especially those from Djenné, Timbuktu, Bornu among others.[7] A gold boom in the Akan area between the 12th and 13th centuries brought wealth to numerous Akan peoples.[8] During different phases of the Kingdom of Bonoman groups of Akans migrated out of the area to create numerous states based predominantly on gold mining and trading of cash crops.[9][10] This brought wealth to numerous Akan states like Akwamu which stretched all the way to modern Benin[11] and ultimately led to the rise of the most powerful Akan empire, the Empire of Ashanti.[12].. i hope you find this helpful :D

Crystal

6/23/2016 20:37:24

Yes, this is helpful. Many thanks though I know the original comment and post is several years old.

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