First Woman
Lepcha · mortal · primordial / first generation of humans · Recorded classification
Lepcha first woman, classed as mortal (primordial human ancestress). Often paired as Fodongthing-and-Nazongnyu, the Lepcha 'Adam and Eve', created brother and sister from the snows of Kanchenjunga and sent to dwell in Mayel Lyang.
Parentage
- parent: Mother-Creator
Domains
- ancestry
Relations
- sibling: First ShamanFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Mother-Creator) per the figures' cited genealogy.
- sibling: First ManFull sibling — shares the same attested parentage (Mother-Creator) per the figures' cited genealogy.
Sources
- Nazongnyu is the first woman of Lepcha myth, made by Itbu-moo from the marrow/bone of the first man Fodongthing; with him she is the ancestress of the Lepcha people.: 'Lepchas', Encyclopedia.com (Encyclopedia of World Cultures), accessed June 2026 (reference); Siiger, Halfdan. 'The Lepchas: Culture and Religion of a Himalayan People' (1967) (academic)