List of African mythological figures
This is a list of African spirits and/or deities found within the traditional African religions.
This list also covers spirits and/or deities found within the Afro-American religions—which mostly derives from traditional African religions.Akan">Akan mythology">Akan
- Kwaku Ananse
Ashanti">Ashanti mythology">Ashanti
- Anansi
- Asase Ya
- Nyame
Bambara">Bambara people">Bambara
- Chiwara
Dahomey">Dahomey mythology">Dahomey
- Agé
- Ayaba
- Da
- Gbadu
- Gleti
- Gu
- Lisa
- Loko
- Mawu
- Nana Buluku
- Salosteles
- Sakpata
- Sogbo
- Xevioso
- Zinsi
- Zinsu
Efik">Efik mythology">Efik
- Abassi
- Atai
Igbo">Igbo mythology">Igbo
- Aha Njoku
- Ala
- Amadioha
- Agwu
- Anyanwu
- Ekwensu
- Ikenga
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- Ogbunabali
Lugbara">Lugbara mythology">Lugbara
- Adroa
- Adroanzi
Lunda">Lunda people">Lunda
- Zombi
Lotuko">Lotuko mythology">Lotuko
- Ajok
Gikuyu">Kikuyu people">Gikuyu
- Ngai
Pygmy">Pygmy mythology">Pygmy
- Arebati
- Khonvoum
Sawar
- Jengu
Serer">Serer religion">Serer
- Roog
- Koox
- Kopé Tiatie Cac
- Kokh Kox
- Takhar
Shona">Shona people">Shona
- Mwari
- Nyadenga
- Nyami Nyami
Tumbuka">Tumbuka people">Tumbuka
- Chiuta
Yoruba
- Aganju
- Babalu Aye
- Eshu
- Elegua
- Nana
- Oba
- Obatala
- Ogun
- Oko
- Olokun
- Osanyin
- Oshun
- Oshosi
- Ori
- Orunmila
- Oya
- Shango
- Yemoja
- Osun
