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Collaboration with Jay Hernendez

NORTHERN NIGERIA

Yauri   Zamfara Kebbi and Gwari   Gobir, Katsina and Zaria   Fulani-Kontagora

Daura Fulani-Wodaabe Fulani-Fula   Hausa-Kano   Kanuri

MIDDLE BELT NIGERIA

Nupe   Jukun   Ngas

SOUTHEAST NIGERIA

Ekumeku-Igbo   Anaang Ibibio   Akpa-Ibom Isi Ijaw Nri-Igbo Aro-Igbo   Itsekiri

Ogoni

SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

Oyo-Yoruba Egba-Yoruba Edo-Benin   Fulani-Ilorin

CURRENTLY IN OTHER COUNTRIES

Fon Hausa-Zinder   Futa-Jallon   Fulani-Toucouleur   Fulani-Massina   Futa-Toro   Kanem

Bornu

Miscellaneous and History

Tribes side by side
Blood of the Kingdoms story featuring all the characters

Government history

Sokoto Caliphate

Ijaw-Itsekiri Conflicts

End of the Aro Confederacy

Famous Individuals and Groups

Queen Amina

Queen Nzinga

Religious Matters

Ekwensu

Anyanwu and Agbala

Chukwu and the Alusi

Ahobinagu the Forest Lord

Nimu Kwome

This piece like the others is not a Hetalia piece. This is another mythology piece of Igbo cosmology and speciically of a moment in Nri-Igbo mythology, which has been translated to my area's own interpretation of this story. In the Nri story it is Chukwu that punishes Eze (King) Menri, but in the vilalge where I come from, it is the goddess Ahia Njoku that does the punishment.

This image represents the goddess of controlled fire, yams, cocoyams, plantain, fertility and the harvest, Ahia Njoku punished Eze Menri for his transgressions. Menri was the son of the divine founder of the Nri Kingdom of the Igbos. While Eri was humble before the gods, Menri was far more arrogant and made many demands of the gods, treating them like simple servants. Things came to a head and Chukwu ordered Ahia Njoku, Ekwensu and Ogbunabli to go to Menri's kingdom. Menri at the time had demanded an endless supply of food for his kingdom, no matter the cost.

Seeing the gods arrive Menri demanded to see if the three gods had the materials necessary for the endless food, somehow failing to realize that two of the gods before him were chaos and death respectively. Ogbunabli answered yes, and immediately Menri's first son and daughter dropped dead. Menri was in tears and then Ahia used her divine power to turn the corpses into yam and cocoyam respectively.

The three gods then asked if Menri would like to ask Chukwu for more unlimited food supplies, and Menri surprisingly said yes, thinking he could outwit the gods. He then pretended to call for his next son and daughter but instead had two loyal male and female servants dress up as his children, and Ogbunabli struck them down, and Ahia turned their corpses into an oil palm tree and a bread fruit tree. All four trees would great groves of endless food so no one in the kingdom would go hungry.

Ekwensu however noticed something was wrong and demanded to know why Menri had tried to trick them, furious Ekwensu informed Chukwu and suggested that all of Menri's children be killed, but Ahia stayed his hand. Ahia stated that Menri's children would be spared if Menri would share the unlimited food outside of the kingdom. Menri refused, saying the cost was too high which infuriated the gods. As Ogbunabali was about to kill the remaining children, Ekwensu had another idea. Ekwensu stated that if Menri wanted his children to live he would have to distribute the food, but in exchange, the members of his kingdom would be free from monsters and tried to inform Menri of the economic benefits of distributing this food since Ekwensu was also an economic god.

Menri did capitulate at the gods insistence and did as they said, and the tale serves as a cautionary tale and was used to explain why the Nri kingdom was so rich is medicine and food, especially since yam was compatible with a lot of plants when grounded up and mixed to create effective salves and medicines which were all offered in Ahia Njoku's name.

Description

Collaboration with Jay Hernendez

NORTHERN NIGERIA

Yauri   Zamfara Kebbi and Gwari   Gobir, Katsina and Zaria   Fulani-Kontagora

Daura Fulani-Wodaabe Fulani-Fula   Hausa-Kano   Kanuri

MIDDLE BELT NIGERIA

Nupe   Jukun   Ngas

SOUTHEAST NIGERIA

Ekumeku-Igbo   Anaang Ibibio   Akpa-Ibom Isi Ijaw Nri-Igbo Aro-Igbo   Itsekiri

Ogoni

SOUTHWEST NIGERIA

Oyo-Yoruba Egba-Yoruba Edo-Benin   Fulani-Ilorin

CURRENTLY IN OTHER COUNTRIES

Fon Hausa-Zinder   Futa-Jallon   Fulani-Toucouleur   Fulani-Massina   Futa-Toro   Kanem

Bornu

Miscellaneous and History

Tribes side by side
Blood of the Kingdoms story featuring all the characters

Government history

Sokoto Caliphate

Ijaw-Itsekiri Conflicts

End of the Aro Confederacy

Famous Individuals and Groups

Queen Amina

Queen Nzinga

Religious Matters

Ekwensu

Anyanwu and Agbala

Chukwu and the Alusi

Ahobinagu the Forest Lord

Nimu Kwome

This piece like the others is not a Hetalia piece. This is another mythology piece of Igbo cosmology and speciically of a moment in Nri-Igbo mythology, which has been translated to my area's own interpretation of this story. In the Nri story it is Chukwu that punishes Eze (King) Menri, but in the vilalge where I come from, it is the goddess Ahia Njoku that does the punishment.

This image represents the goddess of controlled fire, yams, cocoyams, plantain, fertility and the harvest, Ahia Njoku punished Eze Menri for his transgressions. Menri was the son of the divine founder of the Nri Kingdom of the Igbos. While Eri was humble before the gods, Menri was far more arrogant and made many demands of the gods, treating them like simple servants. Things came to a head and Chukwu ordered Ahia Njoku, Ekwensu and Ogbunabli to go to Menri's kingdom. Menri at the time had demanded an endless supply of food for his kingdom, no matter the cost.

Seeing the gods arrive Menri demanded to see if the three gods had the materials necessary for the endless food, somehow failing to realize that two of the gods before him were chaos and death respectively. Ogbunabli answered yes, and immediately Menri's first son and daughter dropped dead. Menri was in tears and then Ahia used her divine power to turn the corpses into yam and cocoyam respectively.

The three gods then asked if Menri would like to ask Chukwu for more unlimited food supplies, and Menri surprisingly said yes, thinking he could outwit the gods. He then pretended to call for his next son and daughter but instead had two loyal male and female servants dress up as his children, and Ogbunabli struck them down, and Ahia turned their corpses into an oil palm tree and a bread fruit tree. All four trees would great groves of endless food so no one in the kingdom would go hungry.

Ekwensu however noticed something was wrong and demanded to know why Menri had tried to trick them, furious Ekwensu informed Chukwu and suggested that all of Menri's children be killed, but Ahia stayed his hand. Ahia stated that Menri's children would be spared if Menri would share the unlimited food outside of the kingdom. Menri refused, saying the cost was too high which infuriated the gods. As Ogbunabali was about to kill the remaining children, Ekwensu had another idea. Ekwensu stated that if Menri wanted his children to live he would have to distribute the food, but in exchange, the members of his kingdom would be free from monsters and tried to inform Menri of the economic benefits of distributing this food since Ekwensu was also an economic god.

Menri did capitulate at the gods insistence and did as they said, and the tale serves as a cautionary tale and was used to explain why the Nri kingdom was so rich is medicine and food, especially since yam was compatible with a lot of plants when grounded up and mixed to create effective salves and medicines which were all offered in Ahia Njoku's name.