Akuj
E867506
Akuj is the high creator deity revered by the Iteso people of East Africa as their supreme god.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akuj canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deity
ⓘ
supreme god ⓘ |
| associatedWith | creation of the world ⓘ |
| category |
African deity
ⓘ
creator god in African mythology ⓘ |
| conceptualRole | ultimate source of moral order ⓘ |
| cosmicFunction |
creation
ⓘ
maintenance of cosmic order ⓘ |
| culture | Iteso culture ⓘ |
| domain |
heavens
ⓘ
sky ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupContext | Iteso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
creator of all things
ⓘ
omnipotent ⓘ remote from everyday human affairs ⓘ |
| hasNoFixedImage | true GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
creator
ⓘ
supreme god ⓘ |
| iconography | aniconic or minimally anthropomorphic ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ateso language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Iteso mythology ⓘ |
| perceivedAs |
distant god
ⓘ
transcendent being ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| religion | Iteso traditional religion ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionType | African traditional religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reveredBy |
Iteso people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teso people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
high creator deity
ⓘ
supreme being ⓘ |
| typeOfDeity |
creator god
ⓘ
high god ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
giver of rain
ⓘ
source of life ⓘ |
| worshipRegion |
Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipType |
prayer
ⓘ
traditional worship ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.