#berber gods

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for @fyeahmyths summer myth event, day 5: african deity

Magec (Berber) –

Magec is the goddess of the sun and light in Berber mythology. She is also one of the chief deities of the Guanche religion (practiced by the original inhabitants of the Canary Islands). Her name means “possesses radiance” or “mother of brightness”.

[minus-moscow]

for @fyeahmyths summer myth event, day 10: african pairing

Baal Hammon and Tanit, revered by the people of Carthage and with roots in Phoenician mythology, they are the chief deities of the Berber people of North Africa. Tanit is a moon goddess and her consort, Baal Hammon, a weather god, is also responsible for the fertility of vegetation.

“I swam, the sea was boundless, I saw no shore./Tanit was merciless, my prayers were answered./O you who drown in love, remember me.” Margaret Atwood, from “The Blind Assassin”