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Mythology· Codex · Deity

Nyami Nyami

Zambezi River Valley (Zambia, Zimbabwe); Tonga people · Southern Africa
A powerful deity with a serpent's body and a fish's head who protects the Tonga people. His modern myth is tied to the Kariba Dam, a structure believed to have separated him from his wife. The tremors and disasters linked to the dam are seen as his wrath, symbolizing the untamable power of nature.

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Codex

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