The supreme deity. She created the 10 gods, who then shared their powers with humans and created the first maji.
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Sky Mother Term Timeline in Children of Virtue and Vengeance
The timeline below shows where the term Sky Mother appears in Children of Virtue and Vengeance. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Forty-Four
...From the balcony, Zélie asks what Mama Agba’s ìsípayá was like. Mama Agba says that Sky Mother welcomed her as she kneeled on a mountaintop.
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Chapter Seventy
...her legs and Zélie realizes that no one can save her. She can almost see Sky Mother when Mama and Baba appear in front of her with Mâzeli. Mâzeli and Zélie reach...
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Chapter Eighty-Four
...during her ìsípayá, she wasn’t looking into the beyond: she was with Zélie and meeting Sky Mother . As Zélie cries, Mama Agba reminds her that Zélie will carry everyone with her...
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Chapter Eighty-Eight
To begin, he recites the story of how Sky Mother gave birth to the gods, which led to the maji. He says the first rulers...
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