Mami Wata, Mammy Water, or similar is a mermaid, water spirit, and/or goddess in the folklore of parts of Western Africa, Eastern Africa, and Southern Africa. Historically, scholars trace her origins to early encounters between Europeans and West Africans in the 15th century, where Mami Wata developed from depictions of European mermaids.

Mami Wata is often portrayed as a mermaid, a snake charmer, or a combination of both. She is widely believed to have "overseas" origins, and her depictions have been profoundly influenced by representations of ancient, indigenous African water spirits, European mermaids, Hindu gods and goddesses, and Christian and Muslim saints.

2009年4月1日 · Wikimedia Commons. To win the favor of Mami Wata, one must be clean and sweet-smelling both inside and out. Worshipers bathe and drink talcum powder before approaching her altar, neatly decorated ...

2024年2月5日 · Mami Wata, also known as Mamba Muntu, Water Mother, and La Sirene, is a revered water spirit celebrated in West, Central, and Southern Africa, as well as Santeria and other Afro-American religions. While commonly depicted and recognized as a female entity, Mami Wata spirits can sometimes be male, reflecting the fluidity and diversity of these ...

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2023年8月2日 · In a way, the name "Mami Wata" tells us everything we need to know the figure's history, character, and myth. A part-woman, part-fish mermaid-like water spirit that can bestow upon people either good or ill fortune, Mami Wata is fundamentally African in origin, but arose as an aggregated cultural, ethnic, and religious figure during the Transatlantic Slave Trade …

2025年2月5日 · Mami Wata has been influenced by a multitude of cultures, including indigenous African beliefs, European colonial narratives, and even elements from the Afro-Caribbean diaspora. This amalgamation has led to a rich tapestry of stories and representations that reflect the diverse experiences of African peoples.

2022年6月25日 · According to one legend, Mami Wata was very beautiful black woman with a voluptuous figure. She had long black hair, an entrancing gaze, a beautiful singing voice, and the lower half of her body was a tail or serpent. Like many other mermaids, Mami Wata enjoyed mirrors, jewelry, and intricate combs. Mami Wata is often depicted with by a large ...

Mami Wata is a complex symbol with so many resonances that she feeds the imagination, generating, rather than limiting, meanings and significances. She is at once a nurturing mother; sexy mama; provider of riches; healer of physical and spiritual ills; and embodiment of dangers and desires, risks and challenges, dreams and aspirations, fears ...

Mami Wata (Mother Water) is an African spiritual tradition that encompasses worship of a pantheon of water spirits. Especially popular in South East Nigeria among the Efik, Ibibio, Igbo and Annang people, trading routes expanded Mami Wata's influence across a region stretching from Senegal to Zambia.