Tunisia · North Africa

Tunisian & North African Tradition

Rain-bringing sacred custom and ancient regional divinity rooted in the lands of North Africa.

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Omek Tannou, Tunisian Folk Tradition, mosaic oracle portrait

goddess · Tunisian Folk Tradition

Omek Tannou

Mother of the Rain Doll

Omek Tannou, “Mother Tannou,” is a rain-bringing folk figure carried in processions during drought. She is better understood as a seasonal personification than an ancient named goddess.

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Dea Africa, Roman Tunisia, mosaic oracle portrait

goddess · Roman Tunisia

Dea Africa

Personification of Africa Proconsularis

Dea Africa was the divine personification of the Roman province of Africa, especially visible in mosaics and coins from ancient Tunisia.

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