: Central ancestral spirits often depicted with fish-like traits . They represent the creation of life and the vital forces of nature .
: The Dogon maintain detailed knowledge of Sirius B —a star invisible to the naked eye—describing its density and orbit with accuracy that has long puzzled scholars . Reception and Perspective
: Scranton suggests that Dogon creation myths and drawings accurately mirror scientific diagrams of the formation of matter, from massless waves to the completed atom.
: Traditionally represents a bird; however, to the initiated, its crossbars represent the arms and legs of God and the arrangement of the universe .
