Gods of Africa

The Gods of Africa
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Name	The Gods of Africa
Aliases	Orishas · The Loa · Yoruba Gods · African Gods · The Black Gods
Identity	Public
Universe	New Earth · Prime Earth
Base Of Operations	Ifé
Body Type	Humanoid
Number of Limbs	4
Number of Fingers	10
Number of Toes	10
Origin
Star System Of Origin	Sol
Home Planet	Earth
Galaxy Of Origin	Milky Way
First appearance	Firestorm Vol 2 #95 (March, 1990)

 The Gods of Africa are an extra-dimensional race of beings who worshipped as gods by the tribes of Africa and were known as the "Orishas" (gods) to their African and Afro-American worshippers and as the "Loa" (spirits) by practitioners of Voodoo.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Immortality

Miscellaneous

Type of Government:

Tribal

Level of Technology:

Magic

Cultural Traits:

The Gods of Africa share the same characteristics as their African worshippers.

Representatives:

• Adiremi
• Erinle
• Eshu
• Jakuta
• Mawu
• Moremi
• Obatala
• Ochun
• Ogun
• Olorun
• Orunmilla
• Osain
• Oshunmare
• Shango
• Yemaya
  

Notes

• These characters are an adaptation of the Gods of Africa, characters in traditional stories. These include, but may not be limited to religious texts, myth, and/or folk lore. More information on the original can be found at Wikipedia.org.

See Also

• Appearances of Gods of Africa
• Race Gallery: Gods of Africa