TYPE: Creator God
ORIGIN: Kono [Eastern Guinea, West Africa]
INFORMATION: One of two creator deities; the other is Sa. Alatangana created land from swamp and placed vegetation on earth. According to legend he eloped with the daughter of Sa and fathered seven boys and seven girls.
Alatangana is one of two creator deities of the Kono people of Guinea; the other is Sa. Alatangana came to the world of Sa, took soil from a swamp to create land, and then placed vegetation on it.He fell in love with Sa's daughter, and asked Sa if he could marry her. Sa refused, but Alatangana eloped with her anyway, and they had seven sons and seven daughters.