MAWU	BIOGRAPHY
Created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake

PERSONAL DATA

Group Affiliation(s): Orishas
Gender: Female
First Appearance: Spectre Vol. 3 #58 (October 1997): "The Source of All Things"
Creators: John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake

HISTORY

In African Dahomey mythology, Mawu was the mother of the gods. Riding the rainbow serpent Oshunmare, Mawu created the living land Ifé (Earth, or more specifically Africa) and gave it consciousness by imbuing the land with Lido, her own life-force. It is not known if Mawu actually existed or if she is merely a myth. Any connection to other mother goddesses or personifications of the Earth, like Gaea or Maya, has yet to be revealed.

CHRONOLOGY

For a definitive list of appearances of Mawu in chronological order click here