ABUK BUK ACOL
GODDESS OF
FERILITY WOMEN GARDENS




ABUK (MYTHOLOGY)

DINKA

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ABUK
(MYTHOLOGY)



Abuk is the first woman in the myths of the Dinka people of South Sudan
and the Nuer of South Sudan and Ethiopia, who call her Buk or Acol. She
is the only well-known female deity of the Dinka. She is also the patron
goddess of women as well as gardens. Her emblem or symbols are, a small
snake, the moon and sheep. She is the mother of the god of rain and
fertility (Danka). The story from her birth to marriage and child-birth is:

“ She was born very small, when placed in a pot, she swelled like a bean. ”

“ Abuk and her mate, called Garang, were given one corn each to eat per day,
by the creator god. This happenned at the time when Abuk had finished growing. ”

“ The whole of all human people would have become famished if not for the fact
Abuk went to steal the food the people needed. ”

“ The rain god, called Deng, was joined to Abuk in order that there might be
an abundance in the land. ”

“ A daughter (Ai-yak) and two sons were born to them. ”



Abuk (mythology)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abuk_(mythology)



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DINKA




Origin: Dinka

The Dinka are pastoralists from Southern Sudan. Their indigenous
religion is monotheistic: a single Creator formed Earth and all its
inhabitants, including spirits who communicate via voluntary possession.
Abuk is the first woman, created alongside her male counterpart,
Garang. She is simultaneously an Eve-like figure, the primordial
ancestress and a goddess with dominion over the yin aspects of life:
water and its distribution, women and anything to do with them, fertility
and what grows, whether these are babies in the womb or fruits of the
garden.

Abuk presides over what are traditional Dinka women’s activities:
growing millet and brewing millet beer. Her son Deng is a sky deity with
dominion over rain, storms, and fertility, similar in scope to Ba’al, Zeus,
or Shango. Abuk remains the most popular name given to Dinka girls.

Petition: For success in your endeavors, abundance, safety, and good
health.

Animal: Snake, especially small grey snakes. (She may manifest in this
form; it may be used to represent her on an altar or in ritual.)

Plants: Millet, sesame

Offerings: Beer, ideally home-brewed; millet; fruits, vegetables, and
herbs from your garden.



ABUK
https://occult-world.com/african-gods-goddesses/abuk



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ABUK
LINKS



ABUK
http://www.godchecker.com/pantheon/african-mythology.php?deity=ABUK

Abuk, Dinka goddess of creative abundance
http://rcgi.org/news/seasonal-salon/31-womens-thealogical-institute/ordination/202-abuk-dinka-goddess-of-creative-abundance

Abuk - Goddess of fertility, women and gardens
http://www.thewhitegoddess.co.uk/divinity_of_the_day/african/abuk.asp



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