The Goddess Ala -
Earth Mother Goddess of the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. Creator of the
living and Queen of the dead. Provider of communal loyalty and
Lawgiver of society.
Ala is the Ibo (Nigeria) goddess of the earth. She is the
daughter of the High God and is considered to be the mother of
all things. She is both the goddess of fertility and the goddess
of death. She gives birth in the beginning and welcomes the dead
back to her womb.
Divine Mother who gives life, provides all that is life
sustaining, establishes laws, guides morality and finally claims
her children in death. If her children live peacefully, there
will be bountiful harvests from the earth and womb. A Nigerian
goddess of fertility. She also rules the Underworld, and it is
believed that the souls of the dead rest within her sacred womb.
Thr cresent moon is her symbol and she is often depicted in
works of art as a seated woman holding a small child in her
arms. Each year her followers pay homage to her with an event
known as the Yam Festival.
In Nigeria, where she is still worshipped, she has temples
situated in the center of the villages, where she has a statue
surrounded by the images of other gods and animals. Amongst the
Ibo people, she is one of the most popular divinities.