Anagom

In the Koigus-Ndere pantheon Anagom is the god of Death, Ressurection, Grief, Widows, guardianship and War. Despite his domain he is viewed as a benelovolent and even heroic being. Anagom is a god who has an acute control over death, bringing it or preventing it according to his will, such that he can bring back the dead and for this he is viewed as a god of life also.

=Appearance and Character= Anagom is said to have the body of a large man draped in black and white cloths. His right eye is pure black and his left eye is pure white. His hair is jet black with streaks of white.

He is often depicted as a shepherd, accompanied by his two goats, Omok and Akok (both from Proto-Koigus-Ndere *òm- (“death”) and *akʔ- (“life”) respectively with the divine suffix *-ok) who represent life and death, with black and white fur respectively. It is said that when a person dies that he is greeted by the two goats with the option to ride one of them. If he chooses to ride Omok then the is led to the otherworld Dzlerok. If he chloses to ride Akok then he is led back to earth where he becomes a Wunok, a spirit who wonders the world unseen.

Anagom is credited with helping repel the evil Loghagh people and for that he is primarily worshipped at The Old Man of Razgir, a temple built by the Loghagh but claimed by Anagom.

=Name and Etymology=

The name Anagom is the MOPKN name derived from the Proto-Koigus-Ndere *anaɣ̂òm (“that which declares death”), from *an- (“to declare, to herald”) + *-aɣ̂ (“agentive suffix”) + *òm- (“death”).