Editing Efik mythology (section)

===Mythical Places===
Several mythical places can be found in the Efik cosmology. The Efik believed that the world was flat as such, the edge of the world was known as Ononkoni ({{langx|efi|italic=no|Ọnọkọni}})).<ref>[[#refBurton1865|Burton]], p. 401</ref> The Efik believed in the existence of a realm known as {{lang|efi|Ọnọsi}} where the spirits of the dead reside.<ref name="auto4">[[#refAye1991|Aye]], A learner's dictionary, p. 119</ref> Ọnọsi is said to have been located around the village of Usahadet and was bordered by the realm of the Ndem (Marine deities) known as Obio Ndem.<ref name="auto4"/> Obio Ndem was believed to be the meeting place of the society known as Ekongeze.<ref>[[#refUya1984|Uya]], p. 37</ref> Obio Ndem is described by Etinyin Andem Ita stating:

<blockquote>Obio Ndem is like a city on land with the only difference being that it is under water. Like us on land, they have roofed houses, families, markets, etc. The city is ruled by the deity overseeing the region. Sometimes, when people go missing while swimming, fishing or sojourning by water, sacrifices are offered to the deity overseeing the jurisdiction where the person went missing when such sacrifices are accepted, the person resurfaces back on land most times with no recollection of how he/she got there and other times with vague recollection of being held hostage in a city under the sea where people gathered and deliberated on what is to be done to the hostage.<ref>[[#refEyo2023|Eyo]], pp. 54–55</ref></blockquote>