Ala Ndigbo
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Ala Ndigbo is the earth goddess and principal deity in Igbo traditional religion, embodying fertility, morality, and the ancestral land of the Igbo people.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ala Igbo | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Igbo deity
ⓘ
deity ⓘ earth goddess ⓘ principal deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
burial customs ⓘ harvest ⓘ land ownership ⓘ oaths ⓘ taboos ⓘ |
| cosmicRole |
foundation of communal identity
ⓘ
link between the living and the ancestors ⓘ source of blessings and curses ⓘ |
| culture | Igbo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | earth ⓘ |
| embodies |
ancestral land
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ morality ⓘ |
| fertilityAspect |
fertility of animals
ⓘ
fertility of crops ⓘ fertility of people ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| honorificTitle |
Ala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ana NERFINISHED ⓘ Ani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
central deity in many Igbo communities
ⓘ
symbol of Igbo relationship to land ⓘ |
| language | Igbo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralCode | nsọ Ala ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
enforces moral laws
ⓘ
punishes taboo violations ⓘ upholds social order ⓘ |
| religion | Igbo traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
giver of fertility
ⓘ
guardian of the land ⓘ protector of community morality ⓘ |
| spatialAspect |
Igbo ancestral land
ⓘ
territorial boundaries of Igbo communities ⓘ |
| tabooType |
abominations against the land
ⓘ
incest ⓘ sacrilege ⓘ serious theft ⓘ unjust bloodshed ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
libations
ⓘ
offerings of food ⓘ ritual sacrifices ⓘ shrines in farmlands ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.