Gods and Goddesses
African
Mongo
Yemekonji

ORIGIN: African - Mongo and Nkundo [Zaire, central Africa]

TYPE: Creator god

INFORMATION: According to tradition, he gave the sun god Nkombe three parcels when the people complained the world was too dark; two were brightly colored and one was a dull gray. Realizing that he was about to be tricked, Nkombe opened the gray parcel and the world was flooded with light.