Were (Nyasaye)
Were (also known as Nyasaye) is the supreme creator god of the Luo people. According to Luo cosmology, Were created the world from primordial waters, fashioning the sky, earth, sun, moon, and stars. Were then created the first man and woman from clay, breathing life into their nostrils and giving them cattle, goats, and seeds. Were taught the first people how to live, but they disobeyed a divine command, and death entered the world. After this disobedience, Were withdrew from direct contact with humanity but left ancestral spirits (juogi) as intermediaries. The Luo honor Were through prayers a