A Nax Genesis

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A Nax Genesis is a Creation myth originating from the Serer belief system. The main deity depicted in this myth is likely Roog.

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Attested: Unknown
Created: Unknown
Myth type: Creation
Main deity: Roog
Belief system: Serer
Origin: Africa › Western Africa › Senegal, Gambia

Belief system

Serer Religion

Polytheistic

Serer religion refers to the cultural beliefs of the Serer people in western Africa: mainly Senegal and Gambia.

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Roog

Main deity

Roog was a supreme deity associated with creation according to the beliefs of the Serer religion in present day Senegal.

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The A Nax Genesis creation myth comes from the Serer people of modern-day Senegal and the Gambia in Western Africa.

 

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MLA Modern Language Association (8th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "A Nax Genesis." OMNIKA – World Mythology Index, OMNIKA Foundation, 08 May. 2019, omnika.org/stable/152. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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APA American Psychological Association (6th ed.)

OMNIKA (2019, May 08). A Nax Genesis. Retrieved from https://omnika.org/stable/152

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CMS Chicago Manual of Style (16th ed.)

OMNIKA Foundation Contributors. "A Nax Genesis." Las Vegas, NV: OMNIKA Foundation. Created May 08, 2019. Accessed October 31, 2025. https://omnika.org/stable/152.

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Myth
Serer Belief system
Roog Main deity
Origin
location_city Senegal, Gambia Western Africa

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