Among the Nuer, Deng is considered to be "a foreign deity" and "a bringer of disease . "  His daughter is the moon goddess. In Dinka religion, he is a storm and fertility god bringing lightning, rain  and thunder.Jordan, Michael, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Infobase Publishing (2014), p.74, (retrieved 17 May 2018)Andrews, Tamra, Dictionary of Nature Myths: Legends of the Earth, Sea, and Sky, Oxford University Press (2000), p. 55, (retrieved 17 May 2018) The word deng mean ''rain' in Thuɔŋjäŋ. Among its followers, Deng is regarded as the intermediary between humans and the supreme being. Closely linked with the supreme god Nhialic, he was regarded as the son of god , and sometimes as the son of the goddess Abuk. In some areas of Dinka country, Deng and Nhialic are "regarded as one and the same". Category:African mythology Category:African gods Category: Sky and weather gods Category:Fertility gods Category:  Rain deities Category: Dinka mythology Category:Nuer mytholog
Among the Nuer, Deng is considered to be "a foreign deity" and "a bringer of disease " . His daughter is the moon goddess. In Dinka religion, he is a storm and fertility god bringing lightning, rain , and thunder.Jordan, Michael, Dictionary of Gods and Goddesses, Infobase Publishing (2014), p.74, (retrieved 17 May 2018)Andrews, Tamra, Dictionary of Nature Myths: Legends of the Earth, Sea, and Sky, Oxford University Press (2000), p. 55, (retrieved 17 May 2018) The word deng means "rain" in Thuɔŋjäŋ. Among his followers, Deng is regarded as the intermediary between humans and the supreme being. Closely linked with the supreme god Nhialic, he was regarded as the son of god and sometimes as the son of the goddess Abuk. In some areas of Dinka country, Deng and Nhialic are "regarded as one and the same". Category:African gods Category: Dinka mythology Category:Fertility gods Category: Nuer mythology Category: Rain deities Category: Sky and weather god
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