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Table of Contents Introduction The Deity – Igwe The Deity – Amadioha The Conflict between Igwe and Amadioha Introduction The current heat wave reminds me of the conflict between two Igbo deities, namely: Igwe and Amadioha. Just as it was noted somewhere in this blog: Nigeria's Diversity and the South-East/South-South Peripheral Inclusions: Biafra's Raison d'etre , November 15, 2021, the Igbo people are the third-largest ethnic group who live in southeastern Nigeria. They have a very rich culture and tradition among which is their concept of God which varies from one community to another but essentially, they believe that the gods guide and control their life and affairs in many ways. The Igbo concept of God stems from the idea of a chief god who creates everything. This god is supreme. The Igbo variously call this god Olisa bu uwa (the god who carries the world), Olisa bini Igwe , (the god who lives in the sky), Chukwu (the great god), or Chineke (the god who creates...

Table of Contents The Breadfruit The Obi The Termites The Chicken The Kite The Gun The Blacksmith Death God, the Almighty The Igbo is one of the major tribes in Nigeria. Somewhere in ipostthisweek.com, the Igbo people have been described in different contexts as an entity in Nigeria. So, we are not going to spend time describing the people, society, and culture. The Igbo proverbs: ‘Mkpuru onye kuru n’okochi k’oga aghoro n’udu mmiri’ (literally, ‘the seed you sow in the dry season, you will reap in rainy season’ which means, ‘you reap what you sow’) and ‘ukwa rue oge ya, odaa’ (literally, ‘the breadfruit time arrives and it falls’ which means, ‘there is time for everything’) are causative expressions that everything is governed by simple laws of cause and effect. While another proverb: ‘ ihe onye metara o buru’ (literally, ‘whatever you do, you carry’ which means, ‘you are responsible for your actions’) is the karmic unraveling of its interpretation of crime and punishment or fatal...