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Dinka mythology

The Dinka[?] are a Nilotic ethnic group in the south of Sudan.

The supreme, creator god is Juok[?] (also Jok[?], Juong[?], Dyok[?]); he is present in all of creation, and controls the destinies of every human, plant and animal on Earth. The term "Jok" also refers to a group of ancestral spirits.

Denka[?] is the sky god of rain and fertility. His mother is Abuk[?], the patron goddess of gardening and all women, represented by a snake.

Nyalitch[?] is the god of the sky and rain, and the ruler of all the spirits.

 

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