Bunzi
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Bunzi (also Mpulu Bunzi and Phulu Bunzi) is a serpent water spirit and goddess of rain in traditional Kongo religion that was first venerated by the Woyo people of the Kingdom of Ngoyo.
== Appearance == Bunzi is sometimes depicted as a multicolored serpent that rewards those who worship her with an abundant harvest. She also said to appear in the rippling water of the river at sunset.
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