Chiuta

Chiuta

In Tumbuka mythology, Chiuta is the chief deity; he is all-powerful, omniscient and self-created. He is also a god of rain and fertility.

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* [http://www.pantheon.org/articles/c/chiuta.html Chiuta at the Encyclopedia Mythica]


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