Igwe (meaning "Sky" ), // is a royal title or method of addressing traditional rulers that control autonomous communities in Igboland . In other words, Igbos approximate the term to the HM style. An Igwe is therefore defined as a holder of a title of respect and honor in Igboland . Such a person is otherwise known as an Eze . The foremost and one of the most respected Igwe's in Igboland is Igwe of Nnewi , Igwe Kenneth Onyeneke Orizu III .
2-462: Igwe is also invoked as the name of the Igbo Sky Father , the anthropomorphic personification of the heavens themselves. Igwe is also used as a surname by many Igbos as well. Surname: Given name: Title: Sky Father In comparative mythology , sky father is a term for a recurring concept in polytheistic religions of a sky god who is addressed as a "father", often
4-637: The father of a pantheon and is often either a reigning or former King of the Gods . The concept of "sky father" may also be taken to include Sun gods with similar characteristics, such as Ra . The concept is complementary to an " earth mother ". "Sky Father" is a direct translation of the Vedic Dyaus Pita , etymologically descended from the same Proto-Indo-European deity name as the Greek Zeûs Pater and Roman Jupiter , all of which are reflexes of
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