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Bunzi, in Kongo mythology (mainly in Woyo people), is a goddess of rain. She is the daughter of , the Great Mother. Bunzi appears as a multicolored serpent, and rewards those who worship her with an abundant harvest. Mboze took her own son, Makanga, as a lover and gave birth to Bunzi. Upon seeing that Mboze had given birth to a serpent, Mboze's husband Kuitikuiti knew that she had been unfaithful to him, and killed her. Bunzi took on her mother's rain-bringing power. According to legend, when a rainbow appears in the sky, that is Bunzi. Sometimes she can also be seen in the rippling water of the river at sunset.

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  • بونزي، في أساطير كونغو، هي إلهة المطر. هي ابنة ، الأم العظيمة. (ar)
  • Bunzi, a la mitologia Ngoyo (Congo) és una deessa de la pluja. És la filla de Mboze, la Gran Mare. Bunzi apareix com una serp multicolor, i premia els que la adoren amb una collita abundant. Mboze va prendre el seu propi fill, Makanga, com a amant i va donar a llum a Bunzi. Després de veure que Mboze havia donat a llum a una serp, el marit de Mboze, Kuitikuiti, sabia que ella havia estat infidel amb ell i la va matar. Bunzi va assumir el poder de la pluja de la seva mare. Segons la llegenda, quan un arc de Sant Martí apareix al cel, això és Bunzi. De vegades també se la pot veure en l'aigua del riu al capvespre. El Bunzi Mons, una muntanya de Venus, porta el seu nom. (ca)
  • Bunzi, in Kongo mythology (mainly in Woyo people), is a goddess of rain. She is the daughter of , the Great Mother. Bunzi appears as a multicolored serpent, and rewards those who worship her with an abundant harvest. Mboze took her own son, Makanga, as a lover and gave birth to Bunzi. Upon seeing that Mboze had given birth to a serpent, Mboze's husband Kuitikuiti knew that she had been unfaithful to him, and killed her. Bunzi took on her mother's rain-bringing power. According to legend, when a rainbow appears in the sky, that is Bunzi. Sometimes she can also be seen in the rippling water of the river at sunset. In some Kongo tribes, Bunzi is called Mpulu Bunzi and is considered as a male spirit of rain and twin phenomenon. He was friend with Nzazi, the god of thunder. According to others legends, Mpulu Bunzi beheaded Mbumba, the rainbow serpent, following an argument. The Bunzi Mons, a mountain on Venus, is named after her. (en)
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  • بونزي، في أساطير كونغو، هي إلهة المطر. هي ابنة ، الأم العظيمة. (ar)
  • Bunzi, a la mitologia Ngoyo (Congo) és una deessa de la pluja. És la filla de Mboze, la Gran Mare. Bunzi apareix com una serp multicolor, i premia els que la adoren amb una collita abundant. Mboze va prendre el seu propi fill, Makanga, com a amant i va donar a llum a Bunzi. Després de veure que Mboze havia donat a llum a una serp, el marit de Mboze, Kuitikuiti, sabia que ella havia estat infidel amb ell i la va matar. Bunzi va assumir el poder de la pluja de la seva mare. Segons la llegenda, quan un arc de Sant Martí apareix al cel, això és Bunzi. De vegades també se la pot veure en l'aigua del riu al capvespre. (ca)
  • Bunzi, in Kongo mythology (mainly in Woyo people), is a goddess of rain. She is the daughter of , the Great Mother. Bunzi appears as a multicolored serpent, and rewards those who worship her with an abundant harvest. Mboze took her own son, Makanga, as a lover and gave birth to Bunzi. Upon seeing that Mboze had given birth to a serpent, Mboze's husband Kuitikuiti knew that she had been unfaithful to him, and killed her. Bunzi took on her mother's rain-bringing power. According to legend, when a rainbow appears in the sky, that is Bunzi. Sometimes she can also be seen in the rippling water of the river at sunset. (en)
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  • بونزي (ميثولوجيا) (ar)
  • Bunzi (ca)
  • Bunzi (en)
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