Chineke creation myth

The Creation of the Four Igbo Market Days: A Mythological Perspective

The Igbo people have a rich cosmology that explains the origin of time and space through their traditional belief systems. According to the Owere (Owerri) narrative, the supreme deity, Chineke, created four primordial beings and assigned them to separate rooms within a house, that is; Eke, Orie, Afo, and Nkwo. These entities represent the four…