This is not explicitly mentioned, but Chielo and Ezinma do go around all 9 villages of the Igbo and then back to Chielo's cave.
Ekwefi decided to follow the priestess who was taking Ezinma to see Agbala.
Chielo takes Ezinma to see Agbala. She goes around the 9 villages, into the cave of the shrine of the Oracle of Hills and Caves, and then back to Ezinma's bed to sleep.
Chielo wanted to take Ezinma to be seen by Agbala. In honesty, Chielo may have just been lonely, as she was a widow who only had 2 children of her own, not a great family. She had taken a particular fondness with Ezinma, calling her 'my daughter'.
Agbala is the oracle of the hills and caves who speaks to the people through her priestess.
Unoka goes to the Oracle of Agbala to consult with his dead ancestors, to see if any of them bear him a grudge and are weakening his crops as a result.
Okonkwo wanted to take Ezinma to see Agbala in the novel "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe. Agbala is the Oracle of the Hills and Caves, a highly respected deity in the Igbo culture, and Okonkwo wanted Ezinma to see Agbala for spiritual guidance and protection.
Ekwefi decided to follow the priestess who was taking Ezinma to see Agbala.
This is not explicitly stated in the text.
Unoka consulted Agbala to see why he was having such poor harvests. The oracle told him it was the fault of his laziness, not any offense to the gods or ancestors.
Luc Agbala was born on 1947-09-23.
Luc Agbala died on 2010-10-18.
Okonkwo's father Unoka was an agbala. The primary definition of agbala was woman, but it could also be used to describe a man with no titles, derisively. As Unoka had no titles, he was an agbala. Some children are mean or thoughtless.
Chielo takes Ezinma to see Agbala. She goes around the 9 villages, into the cave of the shrine of the Oracle of Hills and Caves, and then back to Ezinma's bed to sleep.
Chielo wanted to take Ezinma to be seen by Agbala. In honesty, Chielo may have just been lonely, as she was a widow who only had 2 children of her own, not a great family. She had taken a particular fondness with Ezinma, calling her 'my daughter'.
Ezinma is carried on Chielo's back out of Okonkwo's compound. They take a journey to see Agbala.
Agbala is an Igbo word that can have various meanings depending on its context. It can mean "old woman" or "title of a traditional priestess." In Chinua Achebe's novel "Things Fall Apart," Agbala refers to the Oracle of the Hills and Caves.
Chielo announces that she is to take Ezinma to see Agbala, the Oracle of the Hills and Caves. She believes Ezinma has been chosen by the Oracle and must undergo a spiritual journey.