The Smith (Master of Fire)

The primordial smith and first ancestor of Ogotemmêli's account: thief of celestial fire, rider of the bursting granary, bringer of smithing and the broken-jointed human body. Distinct from the Nommo and from the slain seventh ancestor.

Parentage

• Nommo

Domains

• fire
• smithcraft

Powers

• Steal a coal of the Sun from the celestial smithy
• Descend to earth on Amma's granary down the rainbow
• Bring fire, smithing and the crafts to humankind

Epithets

• Master of Fire
• the Smith of the first descent

Relations

• kin: The Eight Ancestors
• enemy: Nommo
• sibling: Binou Sérou
• sibling: Dyongou Sérou
• sibling: The Eight Ancestors

Sources

• Griaule, Dieu d'eau: entretiens avec Ogotemmêli (Paris, 1948)
• Griaule, Conversations with Ogotemmêli (1965)