Mawu and Lisa Deities
Lisa (male) and Mawu (female), married twin siblings of Nana Buluku, are the creator deities, occasionally combined as Mawu-Lisa, an androgynous deity. Lisa (or Mawu-Lisa) is the father of Dan.
Mawu-Lisa (or either separately), created the world and made it orderly, then made plants, animals and humans. The entire process supposedly took four day's time.
- The first day, Mawu-Lisa created the universe and humanity.
- The second day the earth was made suitable for human life.
- On the third day, humans were given intellect, language and the senses.
- Finally, on the fourth day, mankind received the gift of technology.
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