Chukwu

E409199

Chukwu is the supreme creator god in the traditional religion of the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chukwu canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Igbo deity
creator god
deity
supreme being
associatedWith fertility
life
light
rain
sky
sun
attribute benevolence
goodness
omnipotence
omniscience
transcendence
cosmicFunction creation of humanity
creation of lesser deities
creation of the world
country Nigeria
ethnicContext Igbo people
hasTitle Chi Ukwu
Chineke
Obasi
influenced Igbo concepts of destiny
Igbo moral order
Igbo ritual practices
invokedIn blessings
oaths
prayers
traditional ceremonies
language Igbo language
linked to: Igbo
meaningOfName The Great Chi
The Great God
The Great Spirit
linked to: Gitche Manito
mediatedBy alusi
ancestors
lesser deities
partOf Igbo cosmology
perceivedAs remote
transcendent
region Southeastern Nigeria NERFINISHED
religion Igbo traditional religion
role giver of life
source of all things
supreme creator god
sustainer of the universe
veneratedIn household altars
shrines
worshippedBy Igbo people ONNED1

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Odinani hasDeity Chukwu
Odinani supremeDeity Chukwu