goddess · Kikuyu / Kenya
Mumbi
Mother of the Nine Clans
In Kikuyu tradition, Ngai gave Gikuyu and Mumbi the land beneath Mount Kenya. Their nine daughters became mothers of the nine Kikuyu clans, named after them.
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Kikuyu Tradition
Clan mothers and rain maidens beneath Mount Kenya.
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spirit · Kikuyu / Kenya
Wanjiru
Maiden Who Brought the Rain
In a Kikuyu legend, drought ended only when the maiden Wanjiru sank into the earth; the rains came, and a young warrior followed her down and brought her back.
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