Nommo
Nommo (Nummo) are Dogon primordial amphibious ancestral spirits, created by Amma as first living beings. Hermaphroditic, fish-tailed humanoids who descended from Sirius in an ark of fire and thunder, created water reservoirs, and sacrificed their bodies to populate the universe with Binu shrines. Masters of Water, Teachers, Monitors. Central to Dogon cosmogony per Griaule's Ogotemmêli interviews.