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Efik mythology consists of a collection of myths narrated, sung or written down by the Efik people and passed down from generation to generation. Sources of Efik mythology include bardic poetry, art, songs, oral tradition and proverbs.[1] Stories concerning Efik myths include creation myths, supernatural beings, mythical creatures, and warriors.
Efik myths were initially told by Efik people and narrated under the moonlight.[1] Myths, legends and historical stories are known in Efik as Mbụk while moonlight plays in Efik are known as Mbre Ọffiọñ.[2]
Efikmythology consists of a collection of myths narrated, sung or written down by the Efik people and passed down from generation to generation. Sources...
The following is a list of gods and goddesses from Efikmythology. The Supreme God is known as Abasi. He is regarded as the father of all things. In some...
Efik /ˈɛfɪk/ EF-ik (Usem Efịk) is the indigenous language of the Efik people, who are situated in the present-day Cross River state and Akwa Ibom state...
(Efik: Ọkpọmkpọm) and a wrapper tied around the waist (Efik: Usobo). Nigeria portal Efik religion EfikmythologyEfik literature Efik calendar Efik name...
of the Efik people Efikmythology, the mythological beliefs of the Efik people Efik religion, the traditional religion of the Efik people Efik name, the...
mythology is the body of myths originally told by the ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology...
The Efik religion is based on the traditional beliefs of the Efik people of southern Nigeria. The traditional religious beliefs of the Efik are not systemised...
derived from the Efik term for the same), is a West African secret society in Nigeria and Cameroon flourishing chiefly among the Efiks. It is also found...
the So region) Amadioha (Igbo, Nigeria) Obuma (god of thunder, Ibibio-EfikMythology, Nigeria) Àlamei (So region) Kiwanuka (god of thunder and lightning...
Norse, Nordic, or Scandinavian mythology, is the body of myths belonging to the North Germanic peoples, stemming from Old Norse religion and continuing...
Duke Town, originally known as Atakpa, is an Efik city-state that flourished in the 19th century in what is now southern Nigeria. The City State extended...
Religion and mythology differ in scope but have overlapping aspects. Both are systems of concepts that are of high importance to a certain community,...
Armenian mythology originated in ancient Indo-European traditions, specifically Proto-Armenian, and gradually incorporated Hurro-Urartian, Mesopotamian...
Comparative mythology is the comparison of myths from different cultures in an attempt to identify shared themes and characteristics. Comparative mythology has...
West African mythology is the body of myths of the people of West Africa. It consists of tales of various deities, beings, legendary creatures, heroes...
Turkic mythology refers to myths and legends told by the Turkic people. It features Tengrist and Shamanist strata of belief along with many other social...
Pawnee mythology is the body of oral history, cosmology, and myths of the Pawnee people concerning their gods and heroes. The Pawnee are a federally recognized...
The mythologies in present-day France encompass the mythology of the Gauls, Franks, Normans, Bretons, and other peoples living in France, those ancient...
Aztec mythology is the body or collection of myths of the Aztec civilization of Central Mexico. The Aztecs were Nahuatl-speaking groups living in central...
Efik literature (Efik: Ñwed ikọ Efịk) is literature spoken or written in the Efik language, particularly by Efik people or speakers of the Efik language...
Mayan or Maya mythology is part in of Mesoamerican mythology and comprises all of the Maya tales in which personified forces of nature, deities, and the...
Celtic mythology is the body of myths belonging to the Celtic peoples. Like other Iron Age Europeans, Celtic peoples followed a polytheistic religion...
Roman mythology is the body of myths of ancient Rome as represented in the literature and visual arts of the Romans. One of a wide variety of genres of...
Germanic mythology consists of the body of myths native to the Germanic peoples, including Norse mythology, Anglo-Saxon mythology, and Continental Germanic...
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