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Encyclopedia > Mbaba Mwana Waresa

A fertility goddess of the Zulu religion. She is a goddess of the rainbow, agriculture, rain and beer (which she invented). Fertility is the ability of people or animals to produce healthy offspring in abundance. ... Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture A goddess is a female deity, in contrast with a male deity known as a god. A great many cultures have goddesses, sometimes alone, but more often as part of a larger pantheon that includes both of the conventional genders and in some cases... The Zulu are an African ethnic group of about 11 million people who live mainly in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ...


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Mbaba Mwana Waresa (70 words)
Mbaba Mwana Waresa is a beloved goddess of the Zulu people of Southern Africa, primarily because she gave them the gift of beer.
She is the goddess of the rainbow, rain, harvest, and agriculture.
Article "Mbaba Mwana Waresa" created on 28 August 1999; last modified on 05 April 2001 (Revision 2).
Alibris: Zulu (718 words)
The rain goddess Mbaba Mwana Waresa is lonely and so she goes down to earth in search of a mortal husband.
She transforms herself into sunshine, clouds, and rain showers and travels from village to village in search of the perfect mate.
Will Mbaba Mwana Waresa find a man worthy enough to become the husband...
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