Baganda Pantheon (Lubaale, Gods)

Baganda Pantheon (Lubaale) is the Gods of the Baganda people. Lubaale means dome of the sky and consist of 70 gods. The supreme being is Katonda. Under Katonda are the balubaale, spirits that control the physical world. Some balubaales are heroes, ancestor spirits, or natural elements.

Gods	Description
Gulu	god of sky and heaven; second in command to Katonda
Kibuka	god of war and defense
Kitaka	Mother Earth, goddess of agriculture
Kiwanuka	god of lightning and thunder and fertility/reproduction
Mukasa	deified human of kindness and generosity, god who gives children, cattle, and food
Musisi	Earthquake, god of natural disasters, Wanga's son
Nambi	Gulu's daughter, wife of Kintu, the first Buganda King
Walumbe	god of death, son of Gulu
Wanema	father of Kibuka and Mukasa
Wanga	deified hero;ability to foretell how to avoid common problems, illness, and disease

Works Cited

Lynch,Patricia Ann and Roberts, Jeremy. African Mythology, A to Z. Infobase Publishing, p. 101, ISBN 143813133X, 9781438131337