Kayikuuzi
Buganda · deity · mythic · deity
Kayikuuzi (he who digs holes), son of the sky-father Ggulu and brother of Nambi and Walumbe. In the Kintu cycle Ggulu sends him to recapture Death (Walumbe) after Walumbe begins killing the children of Kintu and Nambi; he chases his brother underground and digs the Ttanda pits, but the cries of the people let Walumbe escape, so Death stays in the world. Named in the buganda_ggulu entry as the third child (father of Nambi, Walumbe, and Kayikuuzi).
Parentage
Domains
- underworld digging
- pursuit of death
Powers
- Dig great pits in pursuit of Death
Epithets
- Kayikuuzi