Asis
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Asis is the supreme sun deity in the traditional religion of the Kalenjin people of Kenya, associated with creation, justice, and protection.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asis canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deity
ⓘ
sun deity ⓘ supreme deity ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
creation
ⓘ
justice ⓘ protection ⓘ |
| category |
Kalenjin deities
ⓘ
creator gods ⓘ sky and weather gods ⓘ solar deities ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
source of life
ⓘ
source of light ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus | highest deity in Kalenjin pantheon ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| culture | Kalenjin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | sun ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Kalenjin people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male (in most Kalenjin traditions) ⓘ |
| languageContext | Kalenjin languages ⓘ |
| moralFunction |
guardian of moral order
ⓘ
upholder of justice ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
all-powerful
ⓘ
all-seeing ⓘ just ⓘ |
| protectiveFunction |
protector of the community
ⓘ
protector of the righteous ⓘ |
| region | Rift Valley, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Kalenjin religion ⓘ |
| role |
creator
ⓘ
guarantor of justice ⓘ protector ⓘ supreme sun deity ⓘ |
| sphereOfInfluence |
fertility of land
ⓘ
human well-being ⓘ natural order ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfWorship |
contemporary Kalenjin traditional practice
ⓘ
pre-colonial era ⓘ |
| typeOfMythology | African traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshippedBy | Kalenjin people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPractice |
invoked in blessings
ⓘ
invoked in curses against wrongdoers ⓘ invoked in oaths ⓘ invoked in prayers for rain ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.