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 [1] or Acol. [2]
She is the only well-known female deity of the Dinka.[3]
She is also the patron goddess of women as well as gardens.
Her emblem or symbols are, a small snake, the moon and sheep. [2]
She is the mother of the god of rain and fertility (Danka).
The story from her birth to marriage and child-birth is:[2]
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She was born very small, when placed in a pot, she swelled like a bean.
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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.
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The whole of all human people would have become famished if not for the fact Abuk went to steal the food the people needed.
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The rain god, called Deng, was joined to Abuk in order that there might be an abundance in the land.
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A daughter (Ai-yak) and two sons were born to them.
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