Bomazi

Bomazi

Bomazi is the ancestor-god in the mythology of the Bushongo people of the Congo River area. He was a light-skinned man who came from heaven and appeared to an elderly childless couple, telling them that they would have a daughter.cite book
last = Skyes
first = Edgerton
authorlink =
coauthors = Alan Kendall
title = Who's who in Non-classical Mythology
publisher = Routledge
date = 1993
location =
pages = 76
url = http://books.google.com/books?id=xlRaVT1DOW8C
isbn =0415136482 ] They indeed had a daughter, and when she grew up, Bomazi married her. Their five sons became the chiefs of the five Bushongo tribes.

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