Adroa

Adroa es el dios o espíritu supremo del pueblo Lugbara de África central . ^{[ 1 ]}

Adroa es un dios al que veneran, y este aspecto del dios era conocido como Adroa 'ba o'bapiri ('Dios creador de los hombres'). ^{[ 2 ]} Se decía que Adroa había creado al primer hombre, Gborogboro , y a la primera mujer, Meme . Gborogboro y Meme eran gemelos y se les consideraba los ancestros de los Lugbara. ^{[ 3 ]} A Adroa también se le atribuye el establecimiento del orden social , al comunicar sus leyes a los ancestros tribales de los Lugbara. ^{[ 4 ]}

Adroa has two main aspects, Adroa the good (Lugbara: onyiru), and Adro the bad (Lugbara: onzi).^[4] These two dual aspects can be further broken down into different smaller aspects. Adroa, the good aspect, is transcendent and far-removed from mankind.^[3][4] This aspect is sometimes called Adronga or Adrogoa.^[5] This aspect includes Adroa in different roles, including Adroa 'ba o'dupiri ('God the taker away of men') as a death deity and Adroa 'bija ('God in the sky'), a sky deity.^[2] Adro, the bad aspect, was described as tall, white and only having half a body, and he travels by jumping around on one leg. He is described as earthly, and dwells on the earth along with mankind, especially in rivers. Adro is usually invisible, but will appear to those who are close to death, and is thus also associated with death. Adro was worshiped through child sacrifice, but since the 1930s a ram was substituted as the victim.^[3][4] Some versions do not consider Adro to be the evil equivalent of Adroa, but as a class of earthly spirits who are "refractions" of the good aspect.^[5][6] Both Adroa and Adro are part of a Lugbara man, as a sign of divine creation. In this aspect, the Adroa is also known as Tali. Women are thought to have no Tali. Upon a man's death, the Adro aspect was thought to leave his body, rejoining with Adro in the rivers and becoming Adroanzi. Meanwhile, Tali rejoins Adroa in the sky.^[2]

• Lugbara mythology