Ilet ne-mie
Kalenjin · numen · mythic · Recorded classification
Ilet ne-mie, 'the good thunder' of the Nandi — the benevolent of the two thunders, whose distant rumble is him driving off his evil name-sake to protect mankind, and whose sword is the sheet lightning. Authored as a numen, era 'mythic'. Wired as the good aspect of Ilet (kalenjin_ilet, 'aspect of'; reciprocated by 'aspect') and as the sibling/name-sake counterpart of Ilet ne-ya (reciprocated). inheritability 'none' throughout (no blood/descent powers).
Domains
- thunder
- lightning
- protection
Powers
- Drives away the evil thunder to protect mankind
- Wields the sheet lightning as his sword
Epithets
- Ilet ne-mie — 'the good thunder'The benevolent of the two Nandi thunders.A. C. Hollis, The Nandi: Their Language and Folk-lore (1909) (primary)
Relations
- sibling: Ilet ne-yaHis name-sake and counterpart, the evil thunder; the two are framed as 'two separate deities' (good vs bad thunder) and as namesakes, the good driving off the bad.A. C. Hollis, The Nandi: Their Language and Folk-lore (1909) — Ilet ne-mie drives away his name-sake Ilet ne-ya (primary)
- aspect of: IletThe good aspect of the overarching thunder being Ilet.A. C. Hollis, The Nandi: Their Language and Folk-lore (1909) — the dual nature of Ilat split into Ilet ne-mie and Ilet ne-ya (primary)