Amadioha

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Amadioha is a major deity in Igbo traditional religion, revered as the god of thunder, lightning, justice, and moral order.

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Label Occurrences
Amadioha canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Igbo deity
deity
thunder god
associatedWith divine retribution
honesty
oath-taking
rain
sky
social harmony
storm
truth
category African traditional deity
justice deity
weather deity
considered god of thunder and lightning
major deity in Igbo cosmology
culture Igbo people
domain justice
lightning
moral order
thunder
function executor of divine verdicts
guardian of communal morality
protector of social order
gender male
invokedFor justice
oath enforcement
protection from evil
vengeance
moralFunction avenges broken oaths
protects the innocent
punishes wrongdoers
religion Igbo traditional religion
role enforcer of justice
upholder of moral order
status one of the most important Igbo deities
symbol lightning
sky
thunderbolt
typeOfJustice retributive justice
worshippedBy Igbo communities
worshippedIn southeastern Nigeria

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Igbo traditionalDeity Amadioha
Odinani hasDeity Amadioha