Editing Classical element (section)

=== Mali ===
In traditional [[Bambara people|Bambara]] spirituality, the [[Bemba (deity)|Supreme God]] created four additional essences of himself during creation. Together, these five essences of the deity correlate with the five classical elements.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lugira |first=Aloysius Muzzanganda |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S79wsrvX_-MC&q=Ndomadyiri |title=African Traditional Religion |date=2009 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-1-4381-2047-8 |pages=39 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bambara Religion {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/bambara-religion |access-date=2024-04-21 |website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref>

* Koni is the thought and void ('''aether''').
* Bemba (also called Pemba) is the god of the sky and '''air'''.
* Nyale (also called Koroni Koundyé) is the goddess of '''fire'''.
* Faro is the androgynous god of '''water'''.
* Ndomadyiri is the god and master of the '''earth'''.